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Authors: Khaldoon Aljerian, M.D., M.H.Sc., Theonia K. Boyd, M.D., Baris Boyraz, M.D., Ph.D., Aurelia Busca, M.D., Ph.D., Chrystalle Katte Carreon, M.D., Athena Chen, M.D., Marta C. Cohen, M.D., Deborah DeLair, M.D., Shipra Garg, M.D., Raavi Gupta, M.D., Jonathan L. Hecht, M.D., Ph.D., Anh Huynh, M.D., Absia Jabbar, M.D., Jennifer R. Kaley, M.D., Aleksandra Karaseva, M.D., Waleed Khan, M.D., Paul J. Kowalski, M.D., Sonali Lanjewar, M.D., M.B.B.S., Lawrence Hsu Lin, M.D., Ph.D., Lucy Ma, M.D., Fabiola Medeiros, M.D., Rachelle Mendoza, M.D., Andrew P. Norgan, M.D., Ph.D., Carlos Parra-Herran, M.D., Nat Pernick, M.D., Sanjita Ravishankar, M.D., Lauren J. Ray, M.D., Drucilla J. Roberts, M.D., Shahrazad Saab, M.D., Fahad N. Sheikh, M.D., Caroline Simon, M.D., Kalpana Singh, M.B.B.S., M.D., Jasmine Steele, M.D., Mandolin S. Ziadie, M.D.

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Table of contents
General:4 main categories anatomy & histology-placenta & umbilical cord books grossing grossing-products of conception placental development & hormones
Gross / macroscopic variations and conditions
Variations in size and shape:accessory lobe / bilobate placenta small / large for gestational age
Fetal membranes:amnionic web and amniotic band syndrome chorionic cysts circummarginate placenta circumvallate placenta
Umbilical cord:furcate insertion knots long cord marginal insertion nuchal cord prolapsed umbilical cord short cord thin cord torsion / hypercoiling velamentous insertion
Abnormal placentation:blighted ovum / anembryonic gestation ectopic pregnancy placenta accreta, increta and percreta placenta previa
Nonneoplastic placental conditions and abnormalities
Infectious:acute villitis and intervillositis acute chorioamnionitis COVID-19 placentitis specific infectious organisms umbilical vasculitis and funisitis
Noninfectious:amnion nodosum chorangiomatosis chorangiosis chronic deciduitis chronic histiocytic intervillositis decidual arteriopathy distal villous hyperplasia (villous dysmaturity / delayed villous maturation) eosinophilic / T cell vasculitis (pending) erythroblastosis fetal thrombotic vasculopathy hemorrhagic endovasculitis / vasculopathy increased perivillous fibrin infarct massive perivillous fibrin deposition maternal vascular malperfusion meconium staining retroplacental hematoma with intraplacental extension (placental abruption) Tenney Parker changes thrombosis of fetal arteries chronic lymphocytic villitis
Placental findings in specific conditions:early first trimester pregnancy loss fetus in fetu hydrops fetalis intrauterine fetal demise placental edema (placental hydrops) toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia and eclampsia) twins twin - twin transfusion
Umbilical cord:hematoma single umbilical artery and supernumerary vessels
Embryonic remnants:embryonic remnants
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Neoplasms:choriocarcinoma epithelioid trophoblastic tumor placental site trophoblastic tumor staging-GTD
Nonneoplastic lesions:exaggerated placental site placental site nodule
Molar pregnancies:complete hydatidiform mole hydatidiform mole invasive hydatidiform mole partial hydatidiform mole
Abnormal (nonmolar) villous lesions:fetal trisomies mesenchymal dysplasia
Nontrophoblastic neoplasms:chorangioma hepatocellular adenoma-like lesion of placenta metastases
Placenta associated uterine conditions:placental site subinvolution
Placenta stains: p57

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Index (Alphabetical table of contents)
A-E:accessory lobe / bilobate placenta acute chorioamnionitis acute villitis and intervillositis amnion nodosum amnionic web and amniotic band syndrome anatomy & histology-placenta & umbilical cord blighted ovum / anembryonic gestation chorangioma chorangiomatosis chorangiosis choriocarcinoma chorionic cysts chronic deciduitis chronic histiocytic intervillositis chronic lymphocytic villitis circummarginate placenta circumvallate placenta complete hydatidiform mole COVID-19 placentitis decidual arteriopathy distal villous hyperplasia (villous dysmaturity / delayed villous maturation) early first trimester pregnancy loss ectopic pregnancy embryonic remnants eosinophilic / T cell vasculitis (pending) epithelioid trophoblastic tumor erythroblastosis exaggerated placental site
F-N:fetal thrombotic vasculopathy fetal trisomies fetus in fetu furcate insertion grossing grossing-products of conception hematoma hemorrhagic endovasculitis / vasculopathy hepatocellular adenoma-like lesion of placenta hydatidiform mole hydrops fetalis increased perivillous fibrin infarct intrauterine fetal demise invasive hydatidiform mole knots long cord marginal insertion massive perivillous fibrin deposition maternal vascular malperfusion meconium staining mesenchymal dysplasia metastases nuchal cord
O-Z:partial hydatidiform mole placenta accreta, increta and percreta placenta previa placental development & hormones placental edema (placental hydrops) placental site nodule placental site subinvolution placental site trophoblastic tumor prolapsed umbilical cord retroplacental hematoma with intraplacental extension (placental abruption) short cord single umbilical artery and supernumerary vessels small / large for gestational age specific infectious organisms staging-GTD Tenney Parker changes thin cord thrombosis of fetal arteries torsion / hypercoiling toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia and eclampsia) twin - twin transfusion twins umbilical vasculitis and funisitis velamentous insertion
Other Topics:4 main categories
Placenta books

Crum: 2017

Heller: 2015

IARC: 2020

Kraus: 2005

Nucci: 2020

Oliva: 2019

Roberts: 2021



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