Case report
Year : 2025 Month : January Volume : 14 Issue : 1 Page : PC09 - PC11 Full Version

Fetiform Teratoma Presenting as Retroperitoneal Mass in Three-day-old Newborn: A Case Report
Pratiksha Mishra, Meenakshi Mohapatro, Phalgunee Priyadarshini, Liza Das, Lity Mohanty
1. Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India. 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India. 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India. 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India. 5. Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
 
Correspondence Address :
Pratiksha Mishra, Meenakshi Mohapatro, Phalgunee Priyadarshini, Liza Das, Lity Mohanty,
Dr. Meenakshi Mohapatro,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College,
Cuttack-753007, Odisha, India.
E-mail: drmeenakshi1988@gmail.com
 
ABSTRACT
: Fetiform Teratoma (FT) is an extremely differentiated neoplasm formed due to unsuccessful migration of primordial germ cells during embryological development. Foetus in Fetu (FIF) is a very rare entity in which a non viable foetus gets reabsorbed within a normally developing foetus, thus mimicking reabsorbed twin. Herein, the authors present a case of three-day-old female who presented with retroperitoneal mass and difficulty passing urine. Ultrasonography (USG) revealed a large, well-defined, heterogeneously hypoechoic solid cystic lesion with internal vascularity noted in retroperitoneum. Histopathology confirmed teratoma due to presence of ectodermal, mesodermal and endodermal components. The authors share the difficulties faced in differentiating between both the conditions. It is of utmost importance to identify FIF and FT antenatally and to diagnose the conditions, as early as, possible to provide adequate management on time, as they are potential mimickers of each other.
Keywords : Foetus in fetu, Hypoechoic, Mature cystic teratoma, Prenatal diagnosis
DOI and Others : DOI: 10.7860/NJLM/2025/76249.2898 Date of Submission: Oct 15, 2024 Date of Peer Review: Nov 12, 2024 Date of Acceptance: Dec 14, 2024 Date of Publishing: Jan 01, 2025 AUTHOR DECLARATION: • Financial or Other Competing Interests: None • Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes • For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. Yes PLAGIARISM CHECKING METHODS: • Plagiarism X-checker: Oct 19, 2024 • Manual Googling: Dec 05, 2024 • iThenticate Software: Dec 13, 2024 (14%) ETYMOLOGY: Author Origin EMENDATIONS: 6
 
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