title: Placental pathology casebook. Serpentine aneurysms of the placenta with fetal consequences.
abstract: Two cases of placental surface vessel aneurysms are presented. One case was associated with severe fetal intrauterine growth restriction and fetal thrombocytopenia. The other case was associated with "molar transformation" of placental villous tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center 92103-8321, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benirschke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000209:etiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy