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This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all aspects of placental pathology and the critical role the placenta plays in the unique interface between mother and fetus, this volume incorporates the most up-to-date scientific and technical knowledge to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Placenta is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, fellow, resident, or student as an ideal day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource, and is useful to even the most experienced placental pathologist for diagnostic criteria, grading, and relevance of placental tissue samples. Covers all areas of placental pathology, with clear and concise information on gross and microscopic changes of the placenta, common diagnoses, and placental evaluation in special circumstances Provides expert guidance on key topics such as maternal mortality, gestational trophoblastic disease, placental pathology constellations, and typical clinical correlates; pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and multiple gestation; and the pathology of disorders of placental implantation and the postpartum hysterectomy Includes detailed, up-to-date information on maternal COVID-19 and placental pathology, including SARS-CoV-2 placentitis, and new chapters on fetal hydrops, common placental associations with stillbirth, second trimester demise, and more Contains significantly updated information throughout, including new content, images, and references to reflect the most current diagnoses and provide ease for daily case sign-out Features nearly 1,700 images both in print and online, including histology and gross pathology images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical photographs, radiology images, and online video content (including quick tutorials on key pathologic diagnoses) to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, annotated images, reference tables for placental evaluation, sample templates for gross and microscopic placental description, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care Includes an eBook version that that provides you access to all text, figures, and references with the ability to search and customize your content, have it read aloud, and make notes and highlights. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

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Author:   Amy Heerema-McKenney (Director of Perinatal Pathology, Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio) ,  Edwina J. Popek (Professor Emeritus of Pathology, Immunology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women in Houston, Texas) ,  Monique E. De Paepe (Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780443116544

ISBN 10:   0443116547
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   12 August 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: OVERVIEW OF GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC CHANGES UMBILICAL CORD EXTRAPLACENTAL MEMBRANES CHORIONIC PLATE STEM VILLI CHORIONIC VILLI SECTION 2: PLACENTAL DIAGNOSES SEPTA, INTERVILLOUS SPACE, AND BASAL PLATE DECIDUA MECONIUM INTRAUTERINE INFLAMMATION/INFECTION PLACENTAL INFECTIONS WITH VILLITIS AND OTHER FINDINGS CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY LESIONS MASSIVE PERIVILLOUS FIBRIN DEPOSITION AND MATERNAL FLOOR INFARCTION FETAL VASCULAR MALPERFUSION MATERNAL VASCULAR MALPERFUSION VILLOUS HYPERVASCULAR LESIONS GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE, RELATED LESIONS, AND OTHER TUMORS PLACENTAL MESENCHYMAL DYSPLASIA SECTION 3: PLACENTAL EVALUATION IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES DIABETES IN PREGNANCY AND MATERNAL OBESITY PREECLAMPSIA AND MATERNAL VASCULAR MALPERFUSION FETAL-MATERNAL HEMORRHAGE FETAL HYDROPS INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION PREMATURITY ABNORMAL PLACENTAL IMPLANTATION INTRAUTERINE FETAL DEMISE MULTIPLE GESTATIONS MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY SECTION 4: APPENDIX REFERENCE CHARTS FOR PLACENTAL EVALUATION SAMPLE TEMPLATES FOR PLACENTAL EVALUATION

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Amy Heerema-McKenney, MD is Director of Perinatal Pathology at the Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Division of Anatomic Pathology for Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio Edwina J. Popek, DO, is Professor Emeritus of Pathology, Immunology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women in Houston, Texas Monique De Paepe, MD, MSc is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island

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