Pathology of the Human Placenta [recurso electrónico] / by Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann, Rebecca Baergen.

Examination of the Placenta -- Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta -- Microscopic Survey -- Placental Types -- Early Development of the Human Placenta -- Basic Structure of the Villous Trees -- Architecture of Normal Villous Trees -- Characterization of the Developmental Stages -- Nonvillous Parts and Trophoblast Invasion -- Involution of Placental Site: Retained Placenta -- Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes -- Anatomy and Pathology of the Umbilical Cord -- Placental Shape Aberrations -- Histopathologic Approach to Villous Alterations -- Classification of Villous Maldevelopment -- Erythroblastosis Fetalis and Hydrops Fetalis -- Transplacental Hemorrhage, Cell Transfer, Trauma -- Fetal Storage Disorders -- Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy: Diabetes, Tumors, Preeclampsia, Lupus Anticoagulant -- Infectious Diseases -- Abortion, Placentas of Trisomies, and Immunologic Considerations of Recurrent Reproductive Failure -- Molar Pregnancies -- Trophoblastic Neoplasms -- Benign Tumors and Chorangiosis -- Multiple Pregnancies -- Legal Considerations.