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Placental Lesions in Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Binnari Kim, Soo-young Oh, Jung-Sun Kim; J Pathol Transl Med. 2017;51(5):488-498. Published online August 9, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.07.20

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Background
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is defined by respiratory distress requiring supplemental oxygen in a meconium-stained neonate. MAS is clinically subclassified as mild, moderate, and severe according to the oxygen requirement. The aims of this study were to compare the histological findings in the placentas of MAS neonates with those of meconium-stained but non-MAS neonates and to analyze the correlation between the severity of MAS and the grade of its histological parameters. Methods: We collected 160 singleton term placentas from neonates with meconium staining at birth from a tertiary medical center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. We reviewed hematoxylin and eosin sections of tissue samples (full-thickness placental disc, chorioamniotic membranes, and umbilical cord). Results: Funisitis was present more frequently in MAS than in non-MAS (p < .01), of which the stage was correlated with the severity of MAS (p < .001). The histological findings consistent with maternal underperfusion and chronic deciduitis were more frequent in MAS than in non-MAS (p < .05). There was a correlation between the degree of chorionic vascular muscle necrosis and the severity of MAS (p < .05). Conclusions: Our results suggest that fetal inflammatory response evidenced by funisitis occurs prenatally in MAS and that the stage of funisitis and of chorionic vascular muscle necrosis may be a predictive marker of the severity of MAS.

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Chronic Placental Inflammation in Twin Pregnancies: Heejin Bang, Go Eun Bae, Ha Young Park, Yeon Mee Kim, Suk-Joo Choi, Soo-young Oh, Cheong-Rae Roh, Jung-Sun Kim; J Pathol Transl Med. 2015;49(6):489-496. Published online October 13, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2015.09.09

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Background
Chronic placental inflammation, such as villitis of unknown etiology (VUE) and chronic chorioamnionitis (CCA), is considered a placental manifestation of maternal anti-fetal rejection. The aim of this study is to investigate its frequency in twin pregnancies compared to singleton pregnancies. Methods: Three hundred twin placentas and 1,270 singleton placentas were consecutively collected at a tertiary medical center in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2012. Hematoxylin and eosin sections of tissue samples (full-thickness placental disc and chorioamniotic membranes) were reviewed. Results: Non-basal VUE was more frequent in twin placentas than in singleton placentas (6.0% vs 3.2%, p < .05). In preterm birth, CCA was found less frequently in twin placentas than in singleton placentas (9.6% vs 14.8%, p < .05), reaching its peak at an earlier gestational age in twin placentas (29–32 weeks) than in singleton placentas (33–36 weeks). CCA was more frequent in twin pregnancies with babies of a different sex than with those with the same sex (13.8% vs 6.9%, p = .052). Separate dichorionic diamniotic twin placentas were affected by chronic deciduitis more frequently than singleton placentas (16.9% vs 9.7%, p < .05). Conclusions: The higher frequency of non-basal VUE in twin placentas and of CCA in twin placentas with different fetal sex supports the hypothesis that the underlying pathophysiological mechanism is maternal anti-fetal rejection related to increased fetal antigens in twin pregnancies. The peak of CCA at an earlier gestational age in twin placentas than in singleton placentas suggests that CCA is influenced by placental maturation.

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Disorders of placental villous maturation in fetal death
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Pathologic Differences between Placentas from Intrauterine Growth Restriction Pregnancies with and without Absent or Reversed End Diastolic Velocity of Umbilical Arteries.: Changyoung Yoo, Dong Gyu Jang, Yun Sung Jo, Jinyoung Yoo, Guisera Lee; Korean J Pathol. 2011;45(1):36-44.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2011.45.1.36

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BACKGROUND
Abnormal umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry is one of the important findings of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and IUGR is associated with high perinatal morbidity and mortality. In addition, this abnormal Doppler velocimetry is correlated with placental insufficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the pathologic differences in the placentas from IUGR pregnancies with and without the absent or reversed end diastolic velocity (AREDV).
METHODS
Among the cases that had undergone prenatal follow-up in our institute, a retrospective slide review was conducted for 18 cases of IUGR with AREDV and 17 cases with IUGR that had normal end-diastolic flow of the umbilical artery.
RESULTS
The birth weight and the other clinical parameters were not different among the two groups. Grossly, the placental weight percentiles were significantly smaller in AREDV group when they were adjusted according to gestational age. Histologically, chronic deciduitis, mural hypertrophy of the decidual arteries, an intimal fibrin cushion of the large fetal vessels, increased syncytial knots, villous agglutinations, avascular villi, villous stromal-vascular karyorrhexis, and acute atherosis were more frequently found in the AREDV group and their presence showed statistical significance.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that pathologic abnormalities due to fetal and maternal vasculopathies in the placenta may be the cornerstone for inducing AREDV in the umbilical artery.

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Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings of the Intermediate Trophoblasts in Normal Full Term and Pre-eclamptic Placentas.: Sang Hak Han, Kyu Rae Kim, Yonghee Lee, Jae Y Ro; Korean J Pathol. 2010;44(1):63-69.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2010.44.1.63

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Recent studies have suggested that implantation site intermediate trophoblasts (ISITs) and chorionic type intermediate trophoblasts (CTITs) show different immunohistochemical findings, and that each type has specific location in placentas. However, we observed that both subtypes are intimately admixed in many areas of the placentas and both types are proliferated around the infarcts.
METHODS
In order to examine the site specificity in their distribution and the changes of intermediate trophoblasts (ITs), if any, in the pre-eclamptic placentas, quantitative analyses of ISITs and CTITs using p63, CD146, placental alkaline phosphatase, human placental lactogen, and alpha-inhibin were performed in normal and pre-eclamptic placentas containing infarcts.
RESULTS
In the fetal membranes of both normal and pre-eclamptic placentas, CTITs and ISITs were equally identified, forming distinct layers. ISITs were predominant in the intervillous septum and basal plate, while CTITs were predominant in the subchorionic area. At the margin of infarcts in pre-eclamptic placentas, both subtypes were increased in number, forming distinct layers.
CONCLUSIONS
The subtypes of ITs do not have site specificity in placentas. Increased number of ITs and zonal distribution around infarcts suggest that CTITs and ISITs have differentiation associated relationship, and the differentiation might be related to the microenvironment of placenta, such as intraplacental oxygen concentration.

Incidence of Acute Placental Inflammation through Histopathological Analysis: One year experience in 1995 at Seoul National University Hospital.: Hyun Ju Yoo, Yun Kyung Kang, Chong Jai Kim, Jung Sun Kim, Tae Sook Kim, Kyung Cheun Jung, Kyo Hoon Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Bo Hyun Yoon; Korean J Pathol. 1996;30(12):1123-1128.

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Abstract PDF: The diagnosis of acute inflammation of the placenta, represented as acute chorioamnionitis, is important in that it is associated with a poor clinical outcome for both the mother and the fetus, including major perinatal morbidities such as sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome, and CNS damage. However, current medical trends in Korea seem to overlook the significance of a histopathological diagnosis of acute placental inflammation, mainly due to the indifferences of clinicians and pathologists. Since late 1993, histopathological examinations have been performed on preterm placentas at Seoul National University. These examinations have demonstrated acute placental inflammation in a significant number of cases. In the present study the incidence of acute placental inflammation was analyzed in 521 placentas which were submitted for pathological examinations in 1995. Examinations were performed to provide basic information on the incidence and profile of acute placental inflammation in this hospital and, thereby, to emphasize the significance of histopathological examinations of the placenta in the routine surgical pathology service. Among the 521 placentas, acute inflammation was found in 194 cases (37.2%). In preterm placentas acute inflammation was found in 39.6% of the cases (67/169), while 36.1% (127/352) of term placentas showed acute inflammation. Taking the delivery mode into account, 26.3% (49/186) of the placentas delivered by cesarean section showed acute inflammation, while 43.3% (145/335) of the transvaginally delivered placentas showed inflammation. The present analysis demonstrates the existence of acute inflammation in a significant proportion of placentas with different clinical settings. The importance of a histopathological examination in routine hospital practice should be emphasized.

A Study for IL-6, IL-13 and TIMP-3 Expressions of Placenta, Fetus and Endometrium in Pregnant Mice after Treatment with Lipopolysaccharide.: Sung Ran Hong, In Gul Moon, Ju Young Seoh, Yee Jeong Kim, Sung Sook Kim, Woon Sup Han; Korean J Pathol. 1998;32(5):352-361.

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Abstract: We examined C3H pregnant mice at 15 days (70% gestation) after treatment of lipopolysaccaride (LPS) to observe the changes of IL-6 concentration in maternal serum and amniotic fluid and expression of IL-6, IL-13 & TIMP-3 in placenta, fetus and endometrium, and to investigate the correlation among IL-6, IL-13 and TIMP-3. The results were as follows: 1) IL-6 in serum and amniotic fluid after treatment of LPS was significantly elevated; peaked at 1, 2, 4, 5 hours and decreased to control level at 8 hours (P<0.05). IL-6 in placental disc, chorioamnionic membrane, fetus, decidua and endometrial epithelium was overexpressed significantly at 1, 2, 4 hours after treatment of LPS (P<0.05). IL-6 overexpression was more significantly increased in maternal tissue than fetal tissue (P<0.05). 2) Increased concentration of amniotic fluid IL-6 was equally originated from transplacental crossage of maternal serum IL-6, and direct local production of IL-6 from placenta, fetus and endometrium (P<0.05). 3) IL-13 in placental disc, chorioamnionic membrane, fetus, decidua and endometrial epithelium was overexpressed after treatment of LPS, but not significant statistically. 4) TIMP-3 was overexpressed in placental disc, chorioamnionic membrane, fetus and decidua. TIMP-3 overexpression was more significant in placental disc than other tissues (P<0.05). 5) Overexpressions in IL-13 and IL-6 revealed direct proportional correlation coefficient (Spearman correlation coefficient, 0.5212 ; P<0.05). IL-6 expression was a head of overexpression of TIMP-3, but not significant. In conclusion, all of IL-6, IL-13 and TIMP-3 relate with inflammatory response, especially IL-6 in maternal serum, amniotic fluid and tissue of placenta, fetus and endometrium was so sensitive that it can be an indicator for antenatal diagnosis of chorioamnonitis, and amniotic fluid IL-6 is equally originated from maternal serum and from tissue of placenta, fetus and endometrium. IL-13 and TIMP-3 may have parallel correlation to the IL-6 in fetal and maternal tissue after treatment of LPS.

Case Report

Placental Metastais of Maternal Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A case report.: Hye Seung Lee, Young Ah Kim, Chong Jai Kim, Je Geun Chi; Korean J Pathol. 1999;33(3):214-216.

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Abstract PDF: Metastasis of a maternal neoplasm to the products of conception is extremely rare. About 50% of the reported cases were not examined grossly or had no grossly visible tumor deposit. A case of placental micrometastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma in a 28-year-old woman is presented. Artificial termination was performed in 22 weeks of gestation and a female fetus weighing 440 gm was delivered. The placenta weighed 220 gm and was grossly normal. Microscopic examination revealed a small number of micrometastasis scattered in the intervillous space.

Original Articles

Morphohistometric Investigation and bcl-2 Expression in the Placenta of Chromosomally Abnormal Pregnancy.: Joung ho Han, Kyu Rae Kim, Yeon Lim Suh, Mi Kyung Kim, Young Hyeh Ko, Dae Shick Kim, Howe Jung Ree; Korean J Pathol. 1999;33(5):353-360.

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Abstract PDF: To evaluate the significance of placental histology, a collaborative histological and cytogenetic study was performed on the products of 88 spontaneous abortions, and subsequently bcl-2 immunostaining was performed on 62 cases. The morphometric parameters included were DCIRCLE, FORMSHAPE, CPRATIO, and the expression of bcl-2 immunostainig was graded in four categories (I to IV). The results were as follows: 1) 40% (n=35) were chromosomally abnormal: trisomies predominated (57%, n=20) and was followed by triploidy (14%, n=5), double trisomy (6%, n=2), monosomy X (6%, n=2), inversion (9) (6%, n=2). 2) mean of DCIRCLE in chromosomally abnormal pregnancy was 40 micrometer larger than that in chromosomally normal pregnancy (p=0.012, one side t-test), while no difference was found in FORMSHAPE and CPRATIO between chromosomally abnormal and normal pregnancy. 3) bcl-2 expression was found in syncytiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast. bcl-2 expression was weaker in chromosomally abnormal pregnancy with intensity I and II of 59% than chromosomally normal pregnancy with intensity I and II of 24%. 4) In comparison bcl-2 expression with DCIRCLE, in chromosomally normal abortion one (10%) in I & II and one (3%) in III & IV showed large DCIRCLE (above 360 micrometer), while 11 (85%) in I & II and 3 (33%) in III & IV in chromosomally abnormal pregnancy. It would mean that bcl-2 protein is necessary in preservation of pregnancy and placental morphology. Abnormal villous diameter and weak bcl-2 expression may be suggestive of chromosomal anomaly. Besides other histologic parameters, application of bcl-2 immunostaining and morphometric analysis probably give more sensitive and specific results in identifying chromosomally abnormal abortion.

Telomerase Activity and Expression of MIB-1 and bcl-2 in Human Chorionic Villi from Early and Term Normal Pregnancy.: Jung Sook Cho, Young Soon Kang, In Gul Moon, Bum Chae Choi, Jong Pyo Lee, Hoon Taek Lee, Sung Ran Hong; Korean J Pathol. 2000;34(11):927-933.

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Abstract PDF: Telomerase is an enzyme that maintains telomeres and prevents telomere shortening, and may be linked with cellular proliferation or the aging process. The purpose was to examine telomerase activity in human chorionic villi from early and term normal pregnancies, and to analyze the correlation of telomerase activity (TA) with MIB-1 & bcl-2. A total of 37 placentae were obtained from 16 early and 21 term pregnancies. TA was assayed by telomeric repeat amplification protocol, and immunohistochemical staining was performed for MIB-1 & bcl-2 expression. TA & MIB-1 expression were strong in early placenta, but bcl-2 was highly expressed in term placentae. Thirteen (81.25%) of 16 early placentae showed TA, but only 2 (9.52%) of 21 term placentae expressed TA (p<0.01). MIB-1 was observed in nuclei of cytotrophoblast, and the expression rate was 16.09% in early placentae and 2.87% in term placentae (p<0.01). bcl-2 was observed only in the cytoplasm of syncytiotrophoblast. Term placenta demonstrated stronger expression of bcl-2 compared to early placentae (p<0.05). These findings suggest that TA, MIB-1 & bcl-2 expression are critically regulated over the course of gestation: cytotrophoblast, main cells of early chorionic villi, may be a common source of telomerase and proliferative activity. The TA showed good correlation with cellular proliferative activity. Syncytiotrophoblast, may be a main source of bcl-2 expression which is stronger in the term placentae.

Immunolocalization of the Apoptotic Inhibiting Protein (bcl-2) in Early Normal Pregnancy and Abortion.: Jiae Lee, Jeong Wook Kim, Bum Chae Choi, Kwang Moon Yang, Young Youl Cho, Sung Ran Hong; Korean J Pathol. 2001;35(1):48-52.

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The human placenta is an important organ in the maintenance of pregnancy, having functions in maturation and differentiation until the end of pregnancy. The bcl-2 protein is a proto-oncogene that prevents apoptosis and maintains cell survival. However, the mechanism through which bcl-2 inhibits apoptosis is unclear. The aims of this study are to localize bcl-2 at the placenta and to determine whether the expression of bcl-2 in early normal pregnancy is different from that of a missed abortion.
METHODS
Immunohistochemistry was performed for bcl-2 in formalin-fixed chorionic villi and decidual tissue collected from five early normal pregnancies and eleven missed abortions having histories of recurrent abortions during the first trimester.
RESULTS
The bcl-2 protein was observed in the syncytiotrophoblasts of chorionic villi and decidua in both the normal pregnancy and the missed abortion, and the expression of bcl-2 significantly increased in the missed abortion group (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The bcl-2 may be necessary to maintain pregnancy through modulating the survival of the syncytiotrophoblast and decidua without affecting cell proliferation, and the increased bcl-2 expression is presumed to be a reparative process to the increased apoptotic activity.

Placental Pathology in Intrauterine Growth Retardation.: So Young Park, Moon Young Kim, Yee Jeong Kim, Yi Kyeong Chun, Hye Sun Kim, Hee Soo Kim, Sung Ran Hong; Korean J Pathol. 2002;36(1):30-37.

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Histologic examination of the placentas from intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) fetuses can supplement clinical knowledge of the cause of IUGR. The present study was undertaken to observe the pathologic findings regarding the placentas in IUGR fetuses.
METHODS
Clinicopathologic findings in 45 cases with IUGR at the third-trimester were reviewed, and they were compared with those of 24 normal control cases. An IUGR fetus was defined as one with a birth weight less than those in the 10th percentile. Of the IUGR cases, 15 were hypertensive IUGR with or without preeclampsia, and 30 were normotensive IUGR.
RESULTS
The IUGR groups had significantly shorter mean gestational ages, lower mean placental weights, and higher incidences of oligohydramnios, compared to the normal controls (p<0.05). Histologically, IUGR was characterized by increased incidence of decidual vasculopathy (31.1%, p<0.05), multiple and severe infarct (p<0.05), villous fibrosis (31.1%, p<0.05), syncytiotrophoblastic knots (86.7%, p<0.05), and higher degree of increased perivillous fibrin deposition (p<0.05). However, there were no statistically significant differences in the placental lesions between hypertensive and normotensive IUGR cases, except for the presence of decidual vasculopathy.
CONCLUSIONS
Abnormal uteroplacental vasculature and chronic uteroplacental insufficiency, coagulation-related pathology in the uteroplacental, intervillous and/or fetoplacental vasculature, and chronic inflammatory lesions may be the primary disease processes related to the placental pathology of IUGR. Although the cause of IUGR pregnancies is heterogeneous, careful cilinicopathologic correlations in individual cases are necessary in the interpretation of placental lesions of IUGR, and the total burden of several placental lesions may be more important than a single histologic feature.

Case Reports

Placental Transmogrification of the Lung: A Brief Case Report.: Eun Su Park, Joungho Han, Won Jung Koh, Kyung Soo Lee, Jhingook Kim, Jinwon Seo, Jiyoung Kim; Korean J Pathol. 2008;42(5):308-310.

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Abstract PDF: Placental transmogrification (PT) is an unusual condition in which the alveoli develop a peculiar villous configuration that resembles the placental villi. We report a rare case of pulmonary PT in a 46-year-old man who presented with multiple cystic lesions and nodules on radiography. The patient was treated with a surgical excision. The cut surface of the lung lesion had a villous spongiform manifestation with a partly yellow granular appearance. Microscopically, multiple papillary cores mimicking the villous structures of the placenta were observed within the bullous airspaces. These papillary cores contained many vascular structures, lymphoid aggregates, interstitial clear cells, mature fat and dystrophic calcification. This case was solitary and not associated with other pulmonary or systemic diseases. The etiology is unknown, and further studies will be needed to understand the pathogenesis of the lesion.

Massive Perivillous Fibrin Deposition in Placenta.: Dae Woon Eom, Gil Hyun Kang, Chung Hyun Cho, Sang Wook Yi, Han Moie Park, Sang Su Lee, U Seog Son; Korean J Pathol. 2008;42(4):236-239.

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Abstract PDF: Massive perivillous fibrin deposition (MFD) is a rare condition characterized by heavy accumulation of fibrin in intervillous or perivillous spaces encasing villi throughout the placenta. This condition may cause varying degrees of placental insufficiency, leading to a significantly increased risk of intrauterine growth retardation, intrauterine death, and pre-term delivery. However, the objective criteria for the diagnosis of MFD have not been clearly established. We report a case of MFD associated with intrauterine growth retardation and preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Placental Findings of Listeria Monocytogenes Infection in Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report.: Dong Hoon Shin, Dong Eun Song, Kyu Rae Kim; Korean J Pathol. 2007;41(2):119-122.

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Abstract PDF: A Listeria monocytogenes infection is relatively rare in healthy adults. However, the chance of an infection increases almost 17 times in pregnancy due to changes in the immune function. A Listeria monocytogenes infection results in characteristic gross and microscopic features in the placenta, including multiple yellowish nodules showing microscopic intervillous abscess and intervillositis. We describe the placental findings of a Listeria monocytogenes infection that was complicated by maternal sepsis, myocarditis and congestive heart failure. The infection was discovered in the 34th week of a twin gestation in a 28 year-old woman. This case should emphasize the importance of this condition to pathologists. Antibiotic treatment was started based on the placental histologic findings before a maternal blood culture confirmed growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Both the mother and twin babies were healthy at the time of this report.

Original Article

Telomerase activity and Expression of MIB-1, Fas and Fas Ligand in Placentas from Women with and without Intrauterine Growth Retardation.: Yi Kyeong Chun, Sung Ran Hong, Moon Ho Yang; Korean J Pathol. 2005;39(1):34-40.

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The placenta from a pregnancy that is complicated by intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) tends to be smaller than that from a normal pregnancy. To investigate this difference, we analyzed the telomerase activity, the proliferative activity and the mRNA levels of apoptosis mediators in placentas.
METHODS
In 20 placentas from normal third-trimester pregnancies and 22 placentas form pregnancies that were complicated by IUGR, the telomerase activity was detected by a telomeric repeat amplification protocol assay. The proliferative activity was assessed by immunohistochemical staining using the MIB-1 monoclonal antibody. The expression of the apoptosis mediator was evaluated by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions for fas and fas ligand.
RESULTS
Telomerase activity was detected in 2 (10%) of 20 normal placentas, whereas it was not observed in all tested 13 placentas that were associated with IUGR. The proliferative activity was significantly low in the placentas that were associated with IUGR (7.44+/-2.96%), compared with the normal placentas (11.0+/-3.48%, p=0.002). There was no statistically significant difference in the mRNA levels of fas or fas ligand between two groups.
CONCLUSIONS
Low telomerase and proliferative activities in the placenta may play a role in the pathogenesis of IUGR.

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