Placenta
Nonneoplastic placental conditions and abnormalities
Noninfectious
Squamous metaplasia
Author: Mandolin S. Ziadie, M.D.
Last author update: 1 October 2011
Last staff update: 29 October 2020
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PubMed Search: Placental squamous metaplasia
Cite this page: Ziadie MS. Squamous metaplasia. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/placentasquamousmetaplasia.html. Accessed May 30th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Common, nonsignificant finding in placentas
Gross description
- Small, pale plaques on fetal surface and umbilical cord
- Differential diagnosis includes amnion nodosum, a pathologic condition
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Squamous metaplasia of amnionic epithelium
