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=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Fetus papyraceus== | ==Fetus papyraceus== | ||
*[[AKA]] | *[[AKA]] ''fetus compressus''. | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Remnant of a dead fetus from a twin pregnancy. | *Remnant of a dead fetus usu. from a 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. | |||
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=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Fetal structures. | *Fetal structures - such as: | ||
**Cartilage. | |||
**Bone. | |||
Images: | 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://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> | *[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= | =See also= | ||