Read more
Zusatztext 'This book is recommended for all those who examine placentas, especially pathologists and their trainees. The volume serves as both a concise survey of placental pathology and a quick reference during sign-out and is a strong contribution to the growing armamentarium of placental pathology reference texts.' - Corinne L. Fligner, MD, Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 10, 72, 2007 Informationen zum Autor Ona Marie Faye-Petersen, Debra S. Heller, Vijay V. Joshi Klappentext A user-friendly text! this book explores all the diagnostic challenges pathologists and obstetricians will face. Succinct and accessible! the text includes discussions of lesions associated with maternal thrombophilias! updates in disorders with challenging clinicopathologic features and pathogenesis. The new edition contains updated sections on conditions such as preeclampsia and maternal diabetes mellitus! covers the use of technology such as molecular genetic probes and other newly developed ancillary studies to confirm diagnosis in problematic cases! and includes illustrations of umbilical cord! membranes! parenchymal and maternal surface abnormalities. Zusammenfassung Handbook of Placental Pathology Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Development of the Placenta. Structure of the Placenta. Examination of the Placenta in the Clinical Setting. Clinical Data to be Sent to the Pathologist. Indications for Pathological Examination. Pathologic Examination of the Placenta. Gross Abnormalities of the Placenta. Histologic Lesions of the Placenta. Lesions of the Placenta as a Whole of of the Placental Disk. Lesions of the Umbilical Cord. Lesions of the Membranes. Abnormalities of the Decidua. Lesions of the Placenta in Maternal Disorders. Lesions of the Placenta in Fetal Disorders. Iatrogenic Lesions of the Placenta. Traumatic Lesions of the Placenta. Placenta in Pregnancies After In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Embryo Transfer (ET). Specimens Related to Placental Laser Surgery. Comment. Index....
