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By David Gershenson, MD, Division Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA William McGuire, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS Martin Gore Michael Quinn Gillian Thomas
Description This brand-new reference provides an excellent resource for specialists who deal with cancers of the female reproductive tract. An international
group of authors focus on management controversies and present sections on complications of cancer treatment, surgical techniques, and
symptom management. Additional coverage addresses the psychological impact of cancer diagnosis, fertility and gynecologic cancer, and
quality of life issues.
Audience
Gynecologic Oncologists, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists
Contents
Cancers of the Vagina, Vulva, and Cervix
1. Epidemiology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and Cervical Cancers 2. Screening, Diagnosis,
and Staging of Cervical Cancer 3. Pathology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and Cervical Cancers 4. Molecular Biology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and
Cervical Cancers 5. Preinvasive Diseases of the Vulva, Vagina, and Cervix 6. Early Stage Vulvar Cancer 7. Advanced Stage Vulvar
Cancer 8. Vaginal Cancer 9. Treatment of Recurrent Vaginal, Vulvar, and Cervical Cancers 10. Microinvasive Cervical Cancer 11.
Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix 12. Early Stage Cervical Cancer 13. Late Stage Cervical Cancer
Cancers of the Uterine Corpus
14. Epidemiology of Uterine Cancers 15. Pathology of Uterine Cancers 16. Molecular Biology of Cancers of the Uterine Corpus 17.
Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Endometrial Cancer 18. Hyperplasias of the Endometrium 19. Management of Early Stage Endometrial
Cancer 20. Management of Advanced Endometrial Cancer 21. Treatment of Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy,
and Radiotherapy 22. Primary Treatment of Uterine Sarcomas 23. Treatment of Recurrent Uterine Sarcomas
Cancers of the Ovary,
Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneum
24. Epidemiology of Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers 25. Screening
and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer – High Risk 26. Screening and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer – General Population 27. Pathology of
Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers 28. Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics of Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal,
and Fallopian Tube Cancers 29. Primary Surgery for Ovarian Cancer 30. Adjuvant Treatment for Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 31.
Primary Chemotherapy for Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 32. Decision Making in the Management of Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian
Cancer 33. Secondary Surgery for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 34. Chemotherapy for Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 35. Dose
Intensity in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer 36. Hormonal Treatment of Ovarian Cancer 37. Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors 38.
Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors 39. Ovarian Sarcomas 40. Borderline Ovarian Tumors 41. Peritoneal Cancer 42. Primary Fallopian
Tube Cancer
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
43. Epidemiology and Molecular Biology and Genetics of Gestational Trophoblastic
Disease 44. Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Complications of Cancer Treatment
45. Management of
Complications of Surgery 46. Management of Complications of Radiotherapy 47. Management of Complications of Chemotherapy
Surgical Techniques
48. Perioperative Care 49. Lymphatic Mapping of the Female Genital Tract 50. Vaginal Reconstruction
in Pelvic Exenteration 51. Urinary Conduits in the Practice of Gynecologic Oncology 52. The Role of Laparoscopy in the Management
of Gynecologic Cancers
Symptom Management
53. Pain Control in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer 54. Management of
Intestinal Obstruction in the Terminal Patient and Management of Ascites 55. Death and Dying
Life During and After Cancer
Treatment: Physical, Psychosocial, and Sexual Health
56.The Gynecologic Cancer Patient and Her Family 57. Sexuality and Gynecologic
Cancer 58. Fertility and Gynecologic Cancer 59. Quality of Life in the Gynecologic Cancer Patient 60. Menopause and Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Miscellaneous
61. Investigational Approaches to the Treatment of Gynecologic Cancers 62. Hereditary
Gynecologic Cancer Syndromes 63. Tumor Markers in the Diagnosis and Management of Gynecologic Cancers 64. Bioethics 65. Biostatistics
and Clinical Trials 66. Prevention of Gynecologic Malignancies 67. Gynecologic Cancer in Pregnancy 68. Melanoma of the Female
Genital Tract 69. Interventional Radiology in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers 70. Biologic Therapy of Gynecologic Malignancies 71.
Imaging of Gynecologic Malignancies
Controversies in Management
