Placental mesenchymal dysplasia: case report with gross and histological findings

Marcello Pecoraro Toscano; Regina Schultz

doi:10.4322/acr.2014.039

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia: case report with gross and histological findings

Autops Case Rep. 2014 Mar 30;4(4):51-56. doi: 10.4322/acr.2014.039. eCollection 2014 Oct-Dec.

Authors

Marcello Pecoraro Toscano¹, Regina Schultz¹

Affiliation

¹ Anatomic Pathology Division - Hospital das Clínicas - Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.

Abstract

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare placental disorder characterized by placental enlargement and areas of abnormal, enlarged, grape-like villi. This condition may resemble a partial hydatidiform mole and may occur associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) or in phenotypically normal fetuses. There were 110 cases reported so far. We describe one case with typical gross and microscopic placental lesions.

Keywords: Hydatidiform mole; Placenta; Placenta Diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports