Funisitis
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Funisitis is inflammation of Wharton's jelly, the connective tissue of the umbilical cord. It is typically seen in conjunction of chorioamnionitis.
General
- Usually seen together with chorioamnionitis.
Microscopic
Features:
- Neutrophils in the vessels of the umbilical cord and Wharton's jelly.
Note:
- Wharton's jelly = connective tissue of the umbilical cord.
DDx:
- Umbilical cord vasculitis - neutrophils only in the vessel wall.
Grading funisitis
Funisitis:[1]
- Focal inflammation.
- Diffuse inflammation.
- Necrosis - in umbilical vessels or Wharton jelly.
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PLACENTA, UMBILICAL CORD AND FETAL MEMBRANES, BIRTH: - CHORIOAMNIONITIS. - THREE VESSEL UMBILICAL CORD WITH FUNISITIS. - PLACENTAL DISC WITH THIRD TRIMESTER VILLI. - TWO THROMBI OF THE PLACENTAL DISC (LARGEST 0.9 CM - MAXIMAL DIMENSION).
See also
References
- ↑ Mills, Stacey E; Carter, Darryl; Greenson, Joel K; Oberman, Harold A; Reuter, Victor E (2004). Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 2311. ISBN 978-0781740517.