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H&E section of the 3rd trimester placenta. An overview (a, original magnification x4) shows pale enlarged villi with a distended pale trophoblast layer and foamy appearance of the villous stromal cells. On higher magnification (b, original magnification x20), coarse vacuolisation in syncytiotrophoblast (thick arrow) and stromal cells (thin arrow) is observed.
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Routine histological examination revealed enlarged hydropic pale villi lined by vacuolated syncytiotrophoblast and a foamy, vacuolated appearance of villous stromal cells (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)).
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