lithopedion
Sign in to savethumb|Lithopedion, lacking facial features, with calcification of the placenta and soft tissues
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- Instance of
- pathology
- Subclass of
- human fetus
- Named after
- stone
- Image
- Lithopedion (calcified foetus).jpg
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- Commons category
- Lithopedion
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Research history
- Reported cases
- Before 1900
- After 1900
- Notes
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thumb|Lithopedion, lacking facial features, with calcification of the placenta and soft tissues
thumb|A lithopedion. This highly unusual specimen remained in the abdomen of a woman for 2 years
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