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Canine conjoined twinning: A pathoanatomical study of a Lhasa Apso symmetrical cephalothoracopagus
Author(s) -
Moura E.,
Thon B.,
Pimpão C. T.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/ahe.12311
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , umbilicus (mollusc) , anatomy , medicine , biology
Summary A female pair of conjoined twins of the Lhasa Apso canine breed was subjected to tomographic and anatomical examinations. The twins had only one head and neck. The two ribcages were joined, extending to the umbilicus, with duplicated structures thereafter. They had three thoracic limbs and two pelvic girdles with four limbs, as well as a number of abnormalities in their internal organs. The data obtained were compared with the rare canine cases reported so far and with human cases.