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Placental villous immaturity (view source)
Revision as of 20:06, 8 October 2013
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- THREE VESSEL UMBILICAL CORD WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | - THREE VESSEL UMBILICAL CORD WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | ||
- FETAL MEMBRANES WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | - FETAL MEMBRANES WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | ||
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PLACENTA, UMBILICAL CORD AND FETAL MEMBRANES, BIRTH: | |||
- LARGE PLACENTA (655 GRAMS -- TRIMMED, POST-FIXATION WEIGHT) | |||
WITH MILDLY LARGE VILLI AND FOCAL VILLOUS EDEMA, SEE COMMENT. | |||
- THREE VESSEL UMBILICAL CORD WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | |||
- FETAL MEMBRANES WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | |||
COMMENT: | |||
Large villi and villous edema are findings of placental villous immaturity; | |||
in this placenta, these changes are present but not overt. | |||
Placental villous immaturity is most often associated with maternal diabetes. | |||
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