BookRebecca N. Baergen ; foreword by Kurt Benirschke.
Contents:
Part 1. Approach to the Specimen
Evaluation of the First-Trimester Products of Conception
Evaluation of the Second-Trimester Products of Conception
Macroscopic Evaluation of the Second and Third Trimester Placenta
Microscopic Evaluation of the Second- and Third-Trimester Placenta
Part 2. Development and Normal Histology
Early Placental Development
Chorionic Villi: Histology and Villous Development
Overview and Microscopic Survey of the Placenta
Extravillous Trophoblast, Trophoblastic Invasion, and Fibrinoid
Part 3. Multiple Gestation
Multiple Gestation: General Aspects
Multiple Gestation: Twin Variants and Related Conditions
Part 4. Abnormalities of the Placenta
Abortion and the Placenta in Chromosomal Anomalies
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Subinvolution of the Placental Site, and Placenta Accreta
Placental Shape Aberrations
Pathology of the Fetal Membranes
Part 5. Disease Processes and the Placenta
Infectious Diseases
Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy
Placental Malperfusion
Miscellaneous Placental Lesions
Placental Abnormalities in Fetal Conditions
Fetal Thrombotic Vasculopathy
Part 6. Neoplasms and Gestational Trophoblast Disease
Neoplasms
Hydatidiform Moles
Choriocarcinoma
Lesions of Extravillous Trophoblast
Part 7. Legal Considerations and New Directions
Legal Considerations
New Directions: What is New in Placental Studies?