Pathology of the placenta /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, H.
Other Authors: Sebire, N. J. 1968-
Format: Electronic
Published: Phildadelphia : Saunders Elsevier, c2007.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Major problems in pathology ; v. 7.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pathology of the placenta: an introduction and overview
  • The development and structure of the placenta
  • Physiology of the placenta
  • Abnormalities of placentation and of placental development
  • Macroscopoic abnormalities of the placenta
  • Histological abnormalities of the placenta
  • The placenta in pregnancies of abnormal duration
  • The placenta in maternal disorders
  • The placenta in abnormalities and disorders of the fetus
  • The placenta in miscarriage
  • Infections and inflammatory lesions of the placenta
  • The placenta in multiple pregnancy
  • Immunopatholgoy of the placenta
  • Non-trophoblastic tumours of the placenta
  • Gestational trophoblastic disease
  • Pathology of the umbilical cord
  • Pathology of the membranes
  • Correlation of ultrasonic and pathological findings.
  • Appendix 1: Placental weight
  • Appendix 2: Medicolegal aspects of placental pathology.