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  • Title: Diprosopus conjoined twins: radiologic, autoptic, and histologic study of a case.
    Author: D'Armiento M, Falleti J, Maruotti GM, Martinelli P.
    Journal: Fetal Pediatr Pathol; 2010; 29(6):431-8. PubMed ID: 21043569.
    Abstract:
    Conjoined twins are a rare and intriguing nature's phenomena; diprosopus or craniofacial duplication is the rarest with a reported incidence of 1 case in 180,000-15 million births. We present a radiologic, autoptic, and histologic study of a 37-week-old male diprosopus twin in a dichorionic pregnancy of a 26-old-year woman. Diprosopus malformation is part of duplication involving face and cranium like janiceps and dicephalus. Our case also shows partial duplication of the stomach with ectopic pancreas. Most studies are required to understand the exact mechanism of this malformation.
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