J Reprod Med
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Case Reports
Placental abruption and fetal demise secondary to placental metastases from unknown primary: a case report.
Although maternal malignancy is relatively common, maternal metastases to the products of conception remains a rare event. There is no available literature that describes the incidence of placental metastases as a cause of abruption and fetal death. importanc ⋯ In our case placental abruption likely resulted from metastases to the intervillous space.