An anencephalic monocephalus diprosopus "headed twin": postmortem and CT findings with emphasis on the cranial bones

Ekinci G., Balci S., Erzen C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.47, no.2, pp.195-198, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-198
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Monocephalus diprosopus is a form of conjoined twinning characterized by a single body, one unusual head and two faces or a spectrum of duplication of the craniofacial structures. Such cases have been mainly described according to postmortem pathologic examination.