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Massive Perivillous Fibrinoid Deposition and Maternal Floor Infarct

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Pathology of the Placenta

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Massive perivillous fibrinoid deposition (MPVFD) and maternal floor infarct (MFI) are part of a spectrum of lesion in which fibrinoid material is laid down between chorionic villi. These lesions can be recurrent and are associated with fetal growth restriction and, when severe, intrauterine fetal demise.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Philip J. Katzman

  2. NorthShore University Healthsystem, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA

    Linda M. Ernst

  3. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Linda M. Ernst

  4. Queen Mary University College Medical School, London, UK

    Irene B. Scheimberg

  5. Department of Cellular Pathology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK

    Irene B. Scheimberg

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  1. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia

    T. Yee Khong

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Eoghan E. Mooney

  3. Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Peter G. J. Nikkels

  4. Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Terry K. Morgan

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Sanne J. Gordijn

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Katzman, P.J., Ernst, L.M., Scheimberg, I.B. (2019). Massive Perivillous Fibrinoid Deposition and Maternal Floor Infarct . In: Khong, T., Mooney, E., Nikkels, P., Morgan, T., Gordijn, S. (eds) Pathology of the Placenta. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97214-5_8

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