title: An unusual fetus with complete absence of thoracic, lumbar and sacral vertebrae, bilateral renal agenesis, VSD, meningomyelocele, imperforate anus, and teratoma.
abstract: We present a 30 week old male fetus who had a very interesting malformation complex which can not be explained by teratogenic or hereditary diseases. The aim of this paper is to discuss this complicated entity and compare it with other reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Zübeyde Hanim Maternity Hospital Department of a Genetics, Turkey.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Semerci
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bebitoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaçar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurttagül
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erçakmak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ertoy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozaltin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balci
mesh_terms: D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005313:Fetal Death; D005865:Gestational Age; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000002:abnormalities; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities