Blow Up of Fibrinoid Necrosis of the Placenta

Arterial Fibrinoid Necrosis in Placenta

•View of a portion of a decidual (uteroplacental) artery.
•Wall is composed of amorphous, acellular pink necrotic material.
•Wall should be intermediate trophoblast with large nuclei.
•Adjacent cells are decidual cells.

(Description By:Melinda Sanders,M.D. )

(Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders,M.D. UCHC )