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'''Fetus papyraceus''' (also spelled '''foetus papyraceus''') is a finding in [[placental pathology]]. | |||
It is also known as '''fetus compressus'''. | |||
==General== | |||
*Remnant of a dead fetus usu. from a [[twin placentas|twin pregnancy]]. | |||
**No clinical consequence for mother and remaining fetus. | |||
Clinical:<ref name=Ref_Placenta141>{{Ref Placenta|141}}</ref> | |||
*Documented multiple gestation by imaging. | |||
*Elevated AFP. | |||
*May be a "fetal reduction" in the context of ''in vitro'' fertilization (IVF). | |||
Note: | |||
*"Papyraceus" = paper-like. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Pale yellow flattened disk or plaque with a pigmented macule<ref name=Ref_Placenta141>{{Ref Placenta|141}}</ref> - on membranes or placental disc. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Fetal structures - such as: | |||
**Cartilage. | |||
**Bone. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm020196 Fetus papyraceus (nejm.org)]. | |||
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case128.html Fetus papyraceus (upmc.edu)]. | |||
*[http://www.neonet.ch/en/03_Case_of_the_month/archive/11_dermatologic_disorders/2002_10.asp Fetus papyraceus (neonet.ch)].<ref>URL: [http://www.neonet.ch/en/03_Case_of_the_month/archive/11_dermatologic_disorders/2002_10.asp http://www.neonet.ch/en/03_Case_of_the_month/archive/11_dermatologic_disorders/2002_10.asp]. Accessed on: 3 January 2012.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Placenta]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Placenta]] | |||