Table of Contents

Preface/Contents 1. Examination of placenta 2. Macroscopic features of delivered placenta 3. Microscopic survey 4. Placental types 5. Early development 6. Basic structure of villous tree 7. Architecture of normal villous tree 8. Characterization of developmental stages 9. Nonvillous parts and trophoblast invasion 10. Involution of implantation site 11. Anatomy and pathology of placental membranes 12. Anatomy and pathology of umbilical cord and major fetal vessels 13. Placental shape abberations 14. Histopathological approaches to villous alterations 15. Classification of villous maldevelopment 16. Erthyroblastosis fetalis and hydrops fetalis 17. Transplacental hemmorhage, cell transfer, trauma 18. Fetal storage disorders 19. Maternal diseases complicating pregnancy 20. Infectious diseases 21. Abortion, placentas of trisomies, immunological considerations of recurrent reproductive failure 22. Molar pregnancies 23. Trophoblastic neoplasms 24. Benign tumors-chorangiosis 25. Multiple pregancy 26. Legal considerations