A mysterious medical condition in China left doctors baffled when they witnessed an incident that never happened before. The stomach of a baby girl in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong was swollen when she was born. She was diagnosed with two masses in her abdominal area. Doctors thought they were tumors. But unexpectedly, they were fetuses.
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#1 Fetus in fetu condition.
Fetus in fetu condition. In medical term, the condition is said 'fetus in fetu.' 3-weeks-old pregnant baby with twins underwent surgery to remove the fetuses
#2 Fetuses of 8 to 10 weeks.
Fetuses of 8 to 10 weeks. They were in the process of growing inside the womb of newborn baby girl.
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#3 An extremely rare condition.
An extremely rare condition. Hong Kong Medical Journal says this kind of condition is seen one in 500,000 births.
#4 In case of triplets.
'Fetus in fetu' condition might be seen when a mother develops triplets inside womb and the surviving baby absorbs other two inside its body.
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#5 One more bizarre condition.
One more bizarre condition. In 2012, a similar case was seen in China. An 11-year-old girl was diagnosed with 'fetus in fetu' condition and a breast and the third arm emerged on her back.
