Placenta
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 277-281 , April 2010

Lack of Association between Unexplained Elevated Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotein and/or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and the Occurrence of Placental Thrombotic Lesions

  • R. Salim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
    • Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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  • M. Okopnik

      Affiliations

    • Department of pathology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
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  • G. Garmi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
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  • Z. Nachum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
    • Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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  • N. Zafran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
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  • E. Shalev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel
    • Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HaEmek Medical Center, 18101 Afula, Israel. Tel.: +972 4 6494031; fax: +972 4 6494032.

,Accepted 13 January 2010.

  • Image Result

    Intervillous thrombosis: The thrombus in the intervillous space is composed of fibrin arranged in strands and of erythrocytes. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

    Intervillous thrombosis: The thrombus in the intervillous space is composed of fibrin arranged in strands and of erythrocytes. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

  • Image Result

    Avascular villi: Clusters of Hyalinized avascular villi at center. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

    Avascular villi: Clusters of Hyalinized avascular villi at center. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

  • Image Result

    Perivillous fibrin: The villi are separated by an amorphous accumulation of fibrillar material. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

    Perivillous fibrin: The villi are separated by an amorphous accumulation of fibrillar material. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained.

PII: S0143-4004(10)00036-6

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.01.010

Placenta
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 277-281 , April 2010

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