Monday, September 9, 2024

Fetus in fetu (or foetus in foetu) is a rare developmental abnormality in which a mass of tissue resembling a fetus forms inside the body of its twin. An early example of the phenomenon was described in 1808 by George William Young.[1] There are two hypotheses for the origin of a "fetus in fetu". One hypothesis is that the mass begins as a normal fetus but becomes enveloped inside its twin.[2] The other hypothesis is that the mass is a highly developed teratoma. "Fetus in fetu" is estimated to occur in 1 in 500,000 live births.[

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