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 *May be spelled ''foetus papyraceus''.
 *[[AKA]] ''fetus compressus''.
+{{Main|Fetus papyraceus}}
-===General===
-*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.
-*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>
 ==Placental mesenchymal dysplasia==