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Unexplained positive/elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein associated with placenta increta. A case report
R A McCool1, A T Bombard, D A Bartholomew
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, United States Air Force Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) is a regularly utilized antenatal screening test for the identification of pregnancies at increased risk for a variety of genetic and nongenetic abnormalities. Complete mid-trimester evaluation of the patient with a positive screening test may fail to reveal an etiology for a positive MSAFP value. This case report concerns an unexplained positive/elevated MSAFP screening test for a patient found at delivery to have abnormal placentation.