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Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations

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Pathology of the Human Placenta

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Evaluation of the placental villous tissue during the routine evaluation of the placenta is important to gain an overall understanding of the normalcy of the placenta and to ascertain possible disorders. If the villous structure is abnormal, this helps to direct one’s attention to certain pregnancy disturbances that may require further study.

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    Kurt Benirschke M.D.

  2. Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge Centre for Trophoblast Research, Cambridge, UK

    Graham J. Burton M.D., D.Sc.

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

    Rebecca N. Baergen M.D.

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Benirschke, K., Burton, G.J., Baergen, R.N. (2012). Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations. In: Pathology of the Human Placenta. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23941-0_14

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