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Craniopagus parasiticus is a medical condition in which an undeveloped, parasitic twin head is attached to the body of a developed twin. This is a type of parasitic twin condition.
There have only been eight documented cases of this phenomenon. On December 10, 2003, Rebeca Martinez was born in the Dominican Republic with this rare condition. She was the first baby born with the condition to undergo an operation to remove the second head. She died on February 7, 2004, after an 11 hour operation.
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