Dicephalus dipus tribrachius: A case report of unusual conjoined twins
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Dicephalus tribrachius conjoined twins: Case report and review of literature.
Conjoined twins is a phenomenon believed to be caused by either delayed splitting of the fertilized ovum or fusion of the embryonic stem cells. Disorganization of mutant genes is believed to be a cause in some cases. We report a case of stillborn dicephalus tribrachius female conjoined twins with features that are not reported previously in the literature with a single umbilical artery and two ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.72100