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Placental and Gestational Pathology Hardback with Online Resource

Raymond W Redline editor Drucilla J Roberts editor Theonia K Boyd editor

Format:Set / collection

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:23rd Aug '18

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A guide to identifying disease processes in the placenta affecting pregnancy outcome, with current diagnostic criteria and clinical consequences.

This book summarises current diagnostic criteria, underling biology and clinical consequences of placental lesions. Concise and well-illustrated, it enables accurate, timely and clinically useful diagnoses for placentas, products of conception, and gravid hysterectomies.This concise and comprehensive resource is vital for the pathologist faced with providing accurate, timely, and clinically useful diagnoses for placentas, products of conception, and gravid hysterectomies. Combining the pathologic, research, and clinical expertise of a diverse group of editors and authors from centers of excellence for placental pathology, this book enables easy application of the latest Amsterdam international consensus classification criteria, with cross-references to previous terminology and a pathophysiology-based classification system. It provides complete descriptions and illustrations of diagnostic gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical findings together with a thorough discussion of potential pitfalls and differential diagnosis. Current theories of the genetic and physiologic basis for disease processes, culminating in placental lesions are discussed. The book features high-quality images and standardized measurement tables to assist real-time diagnoses and provides access to an online version on Cambridge Core, which can be accessed via the code printed on the inside of the cover.

ISBN: 9781316632536

Dimensions: 254mm x 194mm x 22mm

Weight: 1220g

364 pages