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. 1992 Sep-Oct;13(5):1326-9.

Intracranial fetus-in-fetu: CT diagnosis.

S T Yang 1, S W Leow 1
PMCID: PMC8335217  PMID: 1414822

Abstract

The authors present a case of fetus-in-fetu in which the CT findings are compatible with an earlier description by Nocera et al., i.e., a "round or tubular collection of very low density fat surrounding a central bony structure (probably one of the legs)." Additionally, sonography showed a heterogeneous mass with limb-like structures in the left lateral ventricle. Plain films can confirm the presence of a vertebral column and identify specific bony structures, but CT is a valuable aid in cases where plain films were not obtained or are inconclusive.

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