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	~~#redirect~~ [[Placenta~~#Fetus_papyraceus~~]]		'''Fetus papyraceus''' (also spelled '''foetus papyraceus''') is a finding in [[placental pathology]].

			It is also known as '''fetus compressus'''.

			==General==
			*Remnant of a dead fetus usu. from a [[twin placentas\|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>
			==See also==
			*[[Placenta]].

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|1}}

	[[Category:Diagnosis]]		[[Category:Diagnosis]]
			[[Category:Placenta]]

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