Table of Contents:
- Examination of the placenta
- Macroscopic features of the delivered placenta
- Microscopic survey
- Placental types
- Early development of the human placenta
- Basic structure of the villous trees
- Architecture of normal villous trees
- Characterization of the developmental stages
- Nonvillous parts and trophoblast invasion
- Involution of placental site; retained placenta
- Anatomy and pathology of the placental membranes
- Anatomy and pathology of the umbilical cord
- Placental shape aberrations
- Histopathologic approach to villous alterations
- Classification of villous maldevelopment
- Erythroblastosis fetalis and hydrops fetalis
- Transplacental hemorrhage, cell transfer, trauma
- Fetal storage disorders
- Maternal diseases complicating pregnancy: diabetes, tumors, preeclampsia, lupus anticoagulant
- Infectious diseases
- Abortion, placentas of trisomies, and immunologic considerations of recurrent reproductive failure
- Molar pregnancies
- Trophoblastic neoplasms
- Benign tumors and chorangiosis
- Multiple pregnancies
- Legal considerations
- Glossary
- Normative values and tables