Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology / [edited by] Dennis S. Chi, Andrew Berchuck, Don S. Dizon, Catheryn Yashar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ovid Technologies, Inc.

Chi, Dennis S., editor.

Berchuck, Andrew, editor.

Dizon, Don S., editor.

Yashar, Catheryn M., editor.

Series:

LWW medical book collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative organs, Female--Cancer.

Generative organs, Female.

Genital Neoplasms, Female.

Female.

Medical Subjects:

Genital Neoplasms, Female.

Female.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 electronic resource : illustrations

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2009]

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2017]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"Resource for practitioners, researchers, and students who need an authoritative reference for understanding and treating gynecologic cancers." --- website pubisher

Contents:

Sect. I: Etiology, prevention, and molecular biology

Epidemiology of gynecologic cancers

Molecular pathogenesis of gynecologic cancers

Hereditary gynecologic cancers

Invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis

Development and identification of tumor serum markers

Cancer prevention strategies

Preinvasive disease of the lower genital tract

Sect. II: Diagnostic and therapeutic modalities

Perioperative and critical care

Surgical principles in gynecologic oncology

Diagnostic imaging

Biologic and physical principles of radiation oncology

Targeted therapies in gynecologic cancers

Principles of chemotherapy in gynecologic cancer

Pharmacology and therapeutics in gynecologic cancer

Immunotherapy of gynecologic malignancies

Clinical trials methodology and biostatistics

Cost-effective and value-based gynecologic cancer care

Sect. III: Disease sites

Vulva

Vaginal cancer

Cervix uteri

Corpus: epithelial tumors

Corpus: mesenchymal tumors

Epithelial ovarian cancer

Overian germ cell tumors

Overian sex cord-stromal tumors

Gestational trophoblastic disease: molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Sect. IV: Special management topics

Breast cancer

Management of infection in patients with gynecologic malignancy

Management of surgical complications of gynecologic cancer treatment

Management of pain

Nutrition support of patients with gynecologic cancer

Palliative and supportive care.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : Ovid Technologies, Inc. 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology.

ISBN:

9781496355102

1496355105

OCLC:

974005624

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.