Manual of Benirschke and Kaufmann’s

Section I. Approach to the Specimen

1. Evaluation of the First Trimester Products of Conception

2. Evaluation of the Second Trimester Products of Conception

3. Macroscopic Evaluation of the Second and Third Trimester Placenta

4. Microscopic Evaluation of the Second and Third Trimester Placenta

Section II. Normal Development and Histology

5. Early Placental Development

6. Histology of the Chorionic Villi, Fetal Membranes, and Umbilical Cord

7. Villous Development

8. Development and Histology of the Nonvillous Portions of the Placenta

Section III. Multiple Gestation

9. Multiple Gestation: General Aspects

10. Multiple Gestation: Twin Variants and Related Conditions

Section IV. Abnormalities of the Placenta

11. Abortion and the Placenta in Chromosomal Anomalies

12. Postpartum Hemorrhage, Subinvolution of the Placental Site, and Placenta Accreta

13. Placental Shape Aberrations

14. Pathology of the Fetal Membranes

15. Pathology of the Umbilical Cord

Section V. Disease Processes and the Placenta

16. Infectious Diseases

17. Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy

18. Placental Malperfusion

19. Miscellaneous Placental Lesions

20. Placental Abnormalities in Fetal Conditions

21. Fetal Thrombotic Vasculopathy

Section VI. Neoplasms and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

22. Neoplasms

23. Hydatidiform Moles

24. Choriocarcinoma

25. Lesions of Extravillous Trophoblast

Section VII. Legal Aspects and Future Directions

26. Legal Considerations

27. New Directions
Kurt Benirschke

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Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000