Acardiac fetus: a challenge to pathologists, obstetricians and neonatologists

Acardius is one of the most severe human malformations, a rare complication present only in monozygotic and monochorionic multiple pregnancies. In this disorder, the major defect is the lack of well-defined cardiac structure in acardiac fetus, whose irrigation is maintained through placental vascula...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira, Angélica Braz Simões, Maria Cláudia Nogueira Zerbini, Virgínia Spínola Quintal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36402