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thumb|Lithopedion, lacking facial features, with calcification of the placenta and soft tissues

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  • Before 1900
  • After 1900
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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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