Pathology of the Human Placenta

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Placental Types....Pages 1-13
Examination of the Placenta....Pages 14-24
Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta....Pages 25-27
Microscopic Survey....Pages 28-40
Normative Values and Tables....Pages 41-48
Early Development of the Human Placenta....Pages 49-56
Basic Structure of the Villous Trees....Pages 57-115
Architecture of Normal Villous Trees....Pages 116-150
Characterization of Developmental Stages....Pages 151-166
Three-Dimensional Aspects of Villous Maldevelopment....Pages 167-181
Nonvillous Parts of the Placenta....Pages 182-267
Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes....Pages 268-318
Anatomy and Pathology of the Umbilical Cord and Major Fetal Vessels....Pages 319-377
Placental Shape Aberrations....Pages 378-403
Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations....Pages 404-420
Erythroblastosis Fetalis and Hydrops Fetalis....Pages 421-448
Transplacental Hemorrhage, Cell Transfer, Trauma....Pages 449-470
Fetal Storage Disorders....Pages 471-475
Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy: Diabetes, Tumors, Preeclampsia, Lupus Anticoagulant....Pages 476-536
Infectious Diseases....Pages 537-623
Abortion, Placentas of Trisomies, and Immunological Considerations of Recurrent Reproductive Failure....Pages 624-652
Molar Pregnancies....Pages 653-685
Choriocarcinoma....Pages 686-708
Benign Tumors....Pages 709-718
Multiple Pregnancy....Pages 719-826
Involution of Implantation Site and Retained Placenta....Pages 827-834
Legal Considerations....Pages 835-848
Glossary....Pages 849-851
Back Matter....Pages 853-871