Dilek KURNAZ, Seda YILMAZ SEMERCİ, Tevfik GÜZELBEY, Şahin KALKAN, Merih ÇETİNKAYA

A rare case of cephalothoracopagus janiceps conjoined twins

Conjoined twins represent a rare phenomenon of a monochorionicmonoamniotic twin. Five types of conjoined twins have been described andthoracocephalopagus was reported to be seen with an incidence of 1 in 3million. The etiology has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, more datais required to understand this entity better. Herein, we report a case ofthoracocephalopagus.

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