Products of conception
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Comprehensiveness
Comprehensiveness
On this resource, the following formatting is used for comprehensiveness:
- Minimal depth
- (Moderate depth)
- ((Comprehensive))
Gross processing
If chorionic villi are not visually found, all submitted tissue needs to be submitted.
Gross report
(Labeled - products of conception.) The specimen (is received <<fresh / in formalin>>) and consists of multiple fragments of soft tan-pink decidua, blood clots and amniotic sac measuring about 5 cc in aggregate. The intact amniotic sac measures 2.3 cm in greatest dimension. Fetal tissue is identified within the amniotic sac, measuring 1.0 cm in crown-rump length. Representative sections are submitted for microscopic examination (in 1 cassette). |
Microscopy report
Most important is to detect the presence of chorionic villi.
Example:
((Products of conception/fetal tissue:)) Products of conception, including immature chorionic villi, and fetal tissue corresponding to first trimester pregnancy. ((Spontaneous abortion, clinically.)) |
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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