Monstrosity: Fœtus in Fœtu

Exhibition of a Monstrosity

Anencephalous Fœtus

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...

Anencephalous Fœtus

On the Fœtus in Utero