Harelquin fetus: a rare presentation

Fetus in fetu: A rare presentation

A 17-month-old male child was brought to our department by his parents when they noticed a lump in the lower abdomen for last 3 days. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) revealed a large, hyperechoic, and heterogeneous mass, measuring about 56 mm × 34 mm × 48 mm, in the lower abdomen. Then, CT scan was performed to verify a large, complex, soft-tissue mass with bony elements [Figure 1]. At laparotom...

fetus in fetu: a rare presentation

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Fetus in Fetu: A Rare presentation in an Adult female.

A report of Fetus in fetu (FIF) by Murtaza et al.1 in Oman Medical Journal 25 (2010) was an interesting presentation. One must congratulate the authors for a good presentation. There are however some areas to be highlighted for the benefit of the scientific world. The patient presented by Murtaza A at al.1 is not the oldest patient in the literature to date. Hoeffel at al.2 review shows that on...

Giant Palmar Lipoma: A Rare Presentation

Neurofibroma: Report of a rare clinical presentation

Neurofibroma is a tumor composed of a complex proliferation of neuromesenchymal tissue (Schwann cells, perineural cells, fibroblast, and mast cells). We report a 45-year-old female who had a slow growing, large, soft, pedunculated mass on her left lateral neck. A skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of neurofibroma.