RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gross pathology of the placenta: weight, shape, size, colour
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1285
OP 1295
DO 10.1136/jcp.2008.055269
VO 61
IS 12
A1 Kaplan, C G
YR 2008
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/61/12/1285.abstract
AB The gross examination is critical to making accurate diagnoses on placental specimens. An orderly evaluation of the cord, membranes and villous tissue allows maximal opportunity to recognise abnormalities. Many lesions have a pathognomonic gross appearance, while other processes are best seen on histology. Quantitation of the volume of placental tissue involved in an abnormal process is necessary to distinguish normal variation from significant pathology. Histological sections must include cord, membranes and central villous tissue.