From the reviews of the second edition:

“This second edition deals only with gross pathology of the basic and most common lesions seen in placentas by naked eye examination. … This atlas will be used primarily by pathology residents and medical students interested in placental pathology. … This is a beautifully produced atlas of gross placental pathology which deserves to be kept handy in pathology dissecting rooms and delivery rooms of all major hospitals. … It will be used by pathologists, pathology assistants, and obstetricians, as well as their trainees.” (Ivan Damjanov, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)

Careful evaluation of the placenta can often give much insight into disorders of pregnancy in the mother and fetus. The techniques of gross placental examination are not difficult, but a systematic approach is necessary to be complete. Color Atlas of Gross Placental Pathology, Second Edition is designed to aid in the careful and thorough gross examination of the placenta by providing an illustrated manual of examination that includes normal variations, abnormal findings, as well as unusual pathology. This Atlas contains 186 illustrations, 154 in color.

Cynthia G. Kaplan, MD is Professor of Pathology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York.

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This second edition deals only with gross pathology of the basic and most common lesions seen in placentas by naked eye examination. … This atlas will be used primarily by pathology residents and medical students interested in placental pathology. … This is a beautifully produced atlas of gross placental pathology which deserves to be kept handy in pathology dissecting rooms and delivery rooms of all major hospitals. … It will be used by pathologists, pathology assistants, and obstetricians, as well as their trainees.” (Ivan Damjanov, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)

Careful evaluation of the placenta can often give much insight into disorders of pregnancy in the mother and fetus. The techniques of gross placental examination are not difficult, but a systematic approach is necessary to be complete. Color Atlas of Gross Placental Pathology, Second Edition is designed to aid in the careful and thorough gross examination of the placenta by providing an illustrated manual of examination that includes normal variations, abnormal findings, as well as unusual pathology. This Atlas contains 186 illustrations, 154 in color.

Cynthia G. Kaplan, MD is Professor of Pathology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York.