Placenta pathology
35-year-old female with active bleeding and DIC after repeat C-section.
Procedure: Exploratory laparotomy and supracervical hysterectomy.
Micro: Sections through the dilated gravid uterine wall
27-year-old woman with gestational diabetes and IUP at 39 3/7 wks.
Gross: Placenta disc with attached fetal membrane and umbilical cord.
Micro: Sections show mature placenta tissue with patchy
25-year-old female with missed abortion.
Procedure: D & C.
Micro: Section shows focal, unusual, decidual changes in endometrial epithelium that consist of intraluminal budding, nuclear enlargem
20-year-old female with molar pregnancy.
Gross: The specimen consists of a 10 x 8 x 6 cm. aggregation of hemorrhagic irregular tissue fragments and clotted blood weighing 440 gm.
29-year-old female with IUP @ 12 wks., beta hCG > 300,000, possible molar pregnancy.
Procedure: D & C
Micro: Sections show mixture of edematous villi similar to complete mole and relative normal
30-year-old female with placenta accreta/percreta and repeat C-section.
Procedure: Total abdominal hysterectomy.
Gross: The specimen consists of an enlarged dilated gravid uterus containing plac
32-year-old female with gestational age of 38 5/7 weeks, intrauterine fetal demise, primary C-section.
