Di-symmetric cephalopagus conjoined twins described by Hovorakova et al.: some additions and corrections.
This article provides some additions and corrections on a recently published case report concerning a pair of di-symmetrical cephalopagus conjoined twins. Eight different types of conjoined twins can be distinguished; one is cephalopagus, which is fourth in rarity of occurrence. Between 17 and 24% of cephalopagus is of the male sex. More than 30 case reports of di-symmetrical cephalopagus can be traced in Western literature, the oldest one described and illustrated in 1569.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*