%0 Journal Article
%T Triaging and Evaluation of Products of Conception in Abortions and Post-Partum Hemorrhage.
%A Katzman PJ
%A Hecht JL
%J Pediatr Dev Pathol
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 May 25
%M 38794948
%F 2.266
%R 10.1177/10935266241255981
%X The proper evaluation of abortion specimens and placentas from stillbirth and post-partum cases is important for adequate clinical care of post-abortion and post-partum patients. The following topics will be reviewed: (1) the importance of evaluation of both fetal and placental tissue in first trimester abortions to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy versus an ectopic pregnancy; (2) the clinical history associated with an abortion specimen or retained products of conception (POC) influences how the pathologist should triage the specimen; (3) the criteria for diagnosis of a molar pregnancy, which is critical for clinicians to know which patients need follow-up; (4) the utility of genetic studies for both diagnosis and appropriate follow-up of the patient; and (5) the pathologic evaluation of specimens from patients with post-partum hemorrhage for placenta accreta spectrum and subinvolution of maternal vessels.