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Pathology of the Human Placenta, 5th Edition

Authors:

  1. Kurt Benirschke

    1. La Jolla, USA

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  2. Peter Kaufmann

    1. Department of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

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  3. Rebecca Baergen

    1. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill, Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  4. Microscopic Survey

    Pages 16-29

  5. Placental Types

    Pages 30-41

  7. Basic Structure of the Villous Trees

    • M. Castellucci, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 50-120

  10. Nonvillous Parts and Trophoblast Invasion

    • H. G. Frank, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 191-312

  19. Fetal Storage Disorders

    Pages 577-583
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Most obstetricians and pediatricians would agree that the examination of the placenta often helps to explain an abnormal neona tal outcome. As early as in 1892, Ballantyne wrote, A diseased foetus without its placenta is an imperfect specimen, and a description of a foetal malady, unless accompanied by a notice of the placental condition, is incomplete. Deductions drawn from such a case cannot be considered as conc- sive, for in the missing placenta or cord may have existed the cause of the disease and death. During intrauterine life the foetus, the membranes, the cord and the placenta form an organic whole, and disease of any part must react upon and affect the others. Similar thoughts were succinctly detailed in Price’s (1950) discussion of his concept of the prenatal biases as they affected twins. His contribution also admonishes us that placental study is a sine qua non for a more perfect understanding of fetal development. Despite all this understanding of the past and appreciation for plac- tal disease, great resistance still exists to perform the task of placental examination routinely. For many pathologists, therefore, the placenta has remained a mysterious organ.
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Keywords

  • genetics
  • molecular biology
  • pathology
  • placenta
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Authors and Affiliations

  • La Jolla, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

  • Department of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Peter Kaufmann

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill, Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

    Rebecca Baergen

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathology of the Human Placenta, 5th Edition

  • Authors: Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann, Rebecca Baergen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b137920

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-26742-5Published: 17 November 2006

  • Edition Number: 5

  • Number of Pages: XX, 1050

  • Number of Illustrations: 630 b/w illustrations, 173 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Midwifery

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