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Surface and branching of placental villi in early abortion: relationship to karyotype. Scanning electron microscopic study.

Abstract
The placental villi of 61 early abortions with known karyotype and 7 legally induced abortions were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and documented in standardised enlargements. Five groups were established from the findings: uniformly branched villi with a velvety surface (group A) were found in 4 of the 7 induced abortions, abundant syncytial sprouts (group B) in 4 of the 6 cases with monosomy X; all 5 cases of triploidy were classified in the group bulbous or spherical villi (group C); 13 out of 25 cases of trisomy were found to have little branching and a surface densely covered with microvilli (group D), while 14 out of the 25 cases of euploidy belonged in the group with slender villi and surface with focal areas of denudation (group E). Forty of the 68 cases were properly assignable to the correct groups (58.8%). The non-uniformity of the villous morphology in the case of induced abortions shows that there is no uniform development of the (early) placenta. The variable morphology seen in abortions with euploidy reflects the various mechanisms of abortion applicable to this group.
AuthorsG Röckelein, R Ulmer, R Schwille
JournalVirchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology (Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol) Vol. 417 Issue 2 Pg. 151-8 ( 1990) ISSN: 0174-7398 [Print] Germany
PMID2114694 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Abortion, Spontaneous (genetics, pathology)
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Karyotyping
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microvilli
  • Placenta (physiopathology, ultrastructure)
  • Pregnancy
  • Time Factors

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