Lauren N Huddle, Christine Fuller, Tiffany Powell, Judith A Hiemenga, Jia Yan, Brian Deuell, Eric M Lyders, Joann N Bodurtha, Peter R Papenhausen, Colleen K Jackson-Cook, Arti Pandya, Margie Jaworski, Gary W Tye, Ann M Ritter
The authors report a rare case of multiple intracranial fetuses in fetu, fulfilling Willis' traditional criteria, which include an axial and appendicular skeleton with surrounding organized tissue. This case was ascertained from studies of a full-term female neonate who presented with ventriculomegaly. A CT scan showed intracranial calcifications that were suggestive of an axial skeleton. Her birth weight was 3.176 kg (50th-75th percentile), length was 52 cm (90th percentile), head circumference was 35 cm (50th-75th percentile), and Apgar scores were 7 and 8 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively...
January 2012: Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics