Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta

Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta, Second Edition is a concise, practical manual of placental pathology. While references are made to the more encyclopedic Pathology of the Human Placenta, this Manual is designed as a user-friendly, easy-to-read bench manual that can be used in the grossing room as well as at the microscope.
Features of the text include:- A section on the approach to the placental specimen, providing suggestions on what to do, as well as when and how to do it.- Discussion of detailed development and normal histology of all parts of the placenta for those wanting to learn about specific areas of the placenta.- Discussion of placental lesions, disease processes related to the placenta, neoplasms, and trophoblastic lesions. An overview of the legal implications of placental examination and future direction. "Suggestions for Examination and Report" includes key points in gross examination, sectioning, and diagnosis. Suggestions for comments in the surgical pathology report guide the reader in problematic situations or when the diagnosis or diagnostic implications are unclear.An abundance of tables summarize pertinent information and provide easy access to the differential diagnoses of various lesions. The descriptive text is enhanced by 350 color illustrations. Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta is a must-have reference for every pathologist, resident and pathology assistant.

List of contents

Evaluation of the First Trimester Products of Conception.- Evaluation of the Second Trimester Products of Conception.- Macroscopic Evaluation of the Second and Third Trimester Placenta.- Microscopic Evaluation of the Second and Third Trimester Placenta.- Early Placental Development.- Chorionic Villi: Histology and Villous Development.- Overview and Microscopic Survey of the Placenta.- Extravillous Trophoblast, Trophoblast Invasion and Fibrinoid.- Multiple Gestation: General Aspects.- Multiple Gestation: Twin Variants and Related Conditions.- Abortion and Chromosomal Anomalies.- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Subinvolution of the Placental Site and Placenta Accreta.- Placental Shape Aberrations.- Pathology of the Fetal Membranes.- Pathology of the Umbilical Cord.- Infectious Diseases.- Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy.- Placental Malperfusion.- Miscellaneous Placental Lesions.- Placental Abnormalities in Fetal Conditions.- Fetal Thrombotic Vasculopathy.- Neoplasms.- Hydatidiform moles.- Choriocarcinoma.- Lesions of ExtravillousTtrophoblast.- Legal Considerations.- New Directions.- index.

About the author

Rebecca N. Baergen obtained her MD from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine in 1983 and completed her residency training in pathology at the Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Baergen was a member of the faculty of the University of California at San Diego until transferring to the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in 1997. Dr. Baergen trained with Dr. Kurt Benirschke, one of the pioneers in placental and perinatal pathology and co-author of this book. Dr. Baergen is now Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Chief of Perinatal and Pediatric Pathology at Weill Medical College, as well as Attending Pathologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Baergen has lectured and published extensively in this field and her special interests include the pathogenesis of fetal demise, fetal growth restriction, placental malperfusion, maternal thrombophilias, fetal vascular thrombosis, and abnormalities of the umbilical cord.

Summary

Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta, Second Edition is a concise, practical manual of placental pathology. While references are made to the more encyclopedic Pathology of the Human Placenta, this Manual is designed as a user-friendly, easy-to-read bench manual that can be used in the grossing room as well as at the microscope. Features of the text include:- A section on the approach to the placental specimen, providing suggestions on what to do, as well as when and how to do it.- Discussion of detailed development and normal histology of all parts of the placenta for those wanting to learn about specific areas of the placenta.- Discussion of placental lesions, disease processes related to the placenta, neoplasms, and trophoblastic lesions. An overview of the legal implications of placental examination and future direction. "Suggestions for Examination and Report" includes key points in gross examination, sectioning, and diagnosis. Suggestions for comments in the surgical pathology report guide the reader in problematic situations or when the diagnosis or diagnostic implications are unclear.An abundance of tables summarize pertinent information and provide easy access to the differential diagnoses of various lesions. Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta is a must-have reference for every pathologist, resident and pathology assistant.

Report

From the reviews of the second edition:
"This second edition remains true to the goal of the first edition - to be a concise, practical manual of placental pathology. ... Written by an expert in placental pathology, this book is diagnostically useful for all practicing pathologists and pathologists in training. ... This concise, practical manual of placental pathology is a reasonably priced, beautifully illustrated book which is easy to read and is a relevant placenta reference for all practicing surgical pathologists." (Maura F. O'Neil, Doody's Review Service, April, 2011)
"The book is aimed at general pathologists, but there is sufficient information and detail to keep the specialist pathologist happy as well. ... The book is well illustrated, with a mix of gross photographs and micrographs, and useful line diagrams demonstrating early placental development, as well as photographic demonstrations of various techniques for examination. ... Overall, this is a succinct and practical bench manual, which I would commend to anyone involved in the examination of placentas." (Caroline Gannon, Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists, October, 2011)

Product details

• Authors: Baergen, Rebecca N Baergen, Rebecca N. Baergen
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2011
• EAN: 9781441974938
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-7493-8
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 254 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 1164 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 544 p. 8 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine