Heterotopic Adipose Tissue in the Placental Parenchyma: Case Report

Johann Sebastián Ospina-Serrano, Ana Janeth Salazar-Vargas, Mercedes Olaya-C

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Abstract

Objective. Reports of heterotopic tissue in the placenta are few and mainly include liver and adrenal cells. We report on adipose tissue found in the placenta. Case report. We present the case of a microscopic finding in a 25-year-old’s placenta who suffered from hypertensive disorder in pregnancy. During routine microscopic study, we observed a heterotopic, benign, circumscribed and intervillous nodule of adipose tissue. Conclusion. To our knowledge, there is no other reported case of adipocytes among chorionic villi. Why foreign tissues show up in the placenta remains unknown; however, several new theories offer explanations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-421
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Surgical Pathology
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • adrenocortical
  • choristoma
  • differential diagnosis
  • heterotopia
  • placenta

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