Pathology of the Human Placenta

Preface.- 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 implantation site - retained placenta.- Anatomy and pathology of the placental membranes.- Anatomy and pathology of the umbilical cord and major fetal vessels.- 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 - pre-eclampsia - lupus anticoagulant.- Infectious diseases.- Abortion, Placentas of trisomies, and immunological considerations of recurrent reproductive failure.- Molar pregnancies.- Trophoblastic neoplams.- Benign tumors, chorangiosis.- Multiple pregnancies.- Legal considerations.- Glossary.- Normative values and tables.- Index.