Placental Spectrum Disorders and Gynecological Oncology
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The placenta is one of the most common gross pathology specimens encountered by pathologists. Primary tumors are exceptionally rare, and entities with the potential to mimic malignancy are even rarer, but there are many non-neoplastic mass-forming lesions in the placenta that clinicians should be aware of, as many are associated with adverse outcomes for the mother and fetus.
Certain intraplacental lesions usually result in maternal metastasis at the time of diagnosis and can involve both the mother and infant.
Also important are particular entities that may be observed in the placenta and potentially confused for a malignancy. A knowledge of these potential pitfalls is essential to avoid making an incorrect diagnosis and causing undue alarm.
In launching this Special Issue, we hope to advance this field by inviting original clinical and basic research articles, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews focusing on tumors linked to the placenta.
Intraplacental lesions are extremely rare and usually result in maternal metastasis at the time of diagnosis. They can involve both the mother and infant.
The modality of diagnosis should be clarified, as lesions can be incidentally discovered upon delivery or via placental pathological examination.
The clinicopathological features of placenta lesions in general, along with the comparison of different vascular lesions of the placenta in terms of incidence, risk factors, complications, histologic origin, and macroscopic and light and electron microscopic features remain to be described.
Thus, we welcome the submission of articles focused on the molecular pathways underlying intrauterine diseases, including their potential influence in reproductive issues.
Dr. Gianluca Raffaello Damiani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- placenta
- trophoblastic tumor
- mola
- tumors
- bleeding
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