fetal floor infarction
Maternal floor infarction (MFI) is a poorly understood placental lesion reportedly associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and recurrence.
Associations
massive perivillous fibrin deposition (MFD)
- transmural MFD
- borderline MFD
IUGR
first-trimester spontaneous abortions
Types
classic MFI
See also
intraplacental fibrin
References
Katzman PJ, Genest DR. Maternal floor infarction and massive perivillous fibrin deposition: histological definitions, association with intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and risk of recurrence. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2002 Mar-Apr;5(2):159-64. PMID: 11910510