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The condition, known as foetus in foetu occurs in just one in 500,000 births in the world. Less than 200 cases have ever been reported.
Dr Yu Kai-man, a specialist in obstetrics and gyneacology, believes it is the first documented case in the city.
He said: "It was almost impossible to detect during the prenatal check-up, as the embryo inside the baby was too small," said Yu, a former professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
"Since it is impossible for the little girl to have conceived the pregnancy on her own, the fertilisation of the twin fetuses, of course, belongs to her parents, which has gone to the wrong place."
The report said the reason behind the abnormality, which happened when the girl was born in 2010, is still unknown, and that the World Health Organisation classified it as a type of cancer.
Baby girl born 'pregnant' with twins undergoes operation to remove foetuses - Mirror Online
Dr Yu Kai-man, a specialist in obstetrics and gyneacology, believes it is the first documented case in the city.
He said: "It was almost impossible to detect during the prenatal check-up, as the embryo inside the baby was too small," said Yu, a former professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
"Since it is impossible for the little girl to have conceived the pregnancy on her own, the fertilisation of the twin fetuses, of course, belongs to her parents, which has gone to the wrong place."
The report said the reason behind the abnormality, which happened when the girl was born in 2010, is still unknown, and that the World Health Organisation classified it as a type of cancer.
Baby girl born 'pregnant' with twins undergoes operation to remove foetuses - Mirror Online
