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Overview and Microscopic Survey of the Placenta

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For the novice in placental pathology, histologic sections of the organ may look confusing since they contain not only a broad variety of differently structured villi but also many nonvillous structures as well. This chapter introduces those basic histologic features and architecture that leap out when inspecting a section of the placenta. Histology of the nonvillous portions of the villi is discussed in Chap.  8.

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  1. New York Presbyterian Hospital—Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Rebecca N. Baergen MD

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Baergen, R.N. (2011). Overview and Microscopic Survey of the Placenta. In: Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7494-5_7

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