Foetus Papyraceus

Fœtus Papyraceus

Examination revealed a full-term uterus and the child was presenting in the left anterior sacral position. The patient was delivered about two and a half days later of a healthy female child weighing four and three-quarter pounds. About three-quarters of the placenta appeared normal but the remainder was hard and pale. Two soft masses were found imbedded on the amniotic surface of the membranes...

Fetus papyraceus--11 cases.

Eleven cases of the rare condition of fetus papyraceus are described and reviewed.

Harlequin foetus.

Foetus in Foetu.

Foetus in foetu, a descriptive term attributed to Meckel (circa 1800), should be applied only to those rare cases where a parasitic twin is found included within the abdomen of its partner. Lord (1954; 1956) reported two definite cases and reviewed other possible cases. In contrast, the variety of teratoma which occurs in the retroperitoneal space is much less defined. Since the description of ...

Foetus in Foetu

Foetus in foetu, a descriptive term attributed to Meckel (circa 1800), should be applied only to those rare cases where a parasitic twin is found included within the abdomen of its partner. Lord (1954; 1956) reported two definite cases and reviewed other possible cases. In contrast, the variety of teratoma which occurs in the retroperitoneal space is much less defined. Since the description of ...