title: Practice guideline for examination of the placenta: developed by the Placental Pathology Practice Guideline Development Task Force of the College of American Pathologists.
abstract: The Placental Pathology Practice Guideline Development Task Force, a multidisciplinary group, has prepared this guideline to assist those involved with placental examination. It provides recommendations related to indications and methods for placental examination as well as sample worksheets. An algorithm for the handling of placentas summarizes the recommendations of the guideline. A summary of specific findings of placental examination together with their pathogenesis and clinical associations is also provided. Recommendations related to reporting with sample reporting formats are included. The guideline is intended as an educational tool, and its use should be guided by the individual circumstances and care setting of specific cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langston
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Macpherson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manci
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peevy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murtagh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glenn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States