Uncommon gynecologic cancers / edited by Marcela G. del Carmen, Robert H. Young, John O. Schorge, Michael J. Birrer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Del Carmen, Marcela, editor.

Schorge, John O., editor.

Young, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1950- editor.

Birrer, Michael J., editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

William Pepper Medical Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative organs, Female--Cancer--Treatment.

Generative organs, Female.

Genital Neoplasms, Female.

Medical Subjects:

Genital Neoplasms, Female.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 265 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Gynecological cancer is a frightening prospect for women. It presents challenges also for physicians who need, but often cannot find, accurate clinical guidance on how to investigate and appropriately treat the tumors. Rare types of cancers are more difficult to treat than common ones as information is often harder to find and more difficult to verify. Uncommon Gynecologic Cancers brings together all you need to know on these life-threatening diseases. Straightforward summaries of pathophysiologic processes lead to the investigations that will improve your diagnostic accuracy, thus providing the basis for the identification of effective treatment strategies for your patients. Written by a world-leading team of editors and authors, this book covers cancers of the following organs: Ovaries, Uterus, Vulva, Vagina, Cervix Uncommon Gynecologic Cancers is the perfect reference tool for all gynecologists and oncologists, and will enable you to provide the best possible treatment for your patients. Book jacket.

Contents:

Molecular targets in gynecologic cancers / Whitfield Growdon, Rosemary Foster, Bo Rueda

Imaging of rare gynecologic tumors / Hima B. Prabhakar, Dinushi S. Perera

Pathology overview of rare gynecologic tumors / Robert H. Young

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma / Rachel M. Clark, John O. Schorge

Mucinous epithelial ovarian carcinoma / Marcela G. del Carmen

Pseudomyxoma peritonei / Leslie S. Bradford, Annekathryn Goodman

Squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary / Ryan J. Spencer, Laurel W. Rice

Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer / Leslie A. Garrett, Marcela G. del Carmen

Carcinosarcoma of the ovary / J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Marcela G. del Carmen

Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary / Marcela G. del Carmen

Malignant sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary / Marcela G. del Carmen, Richard T. Penson

Small cell and neuroendocrine cancers of the ovary / Ariel A. Kaphan , Cesar M. Castro

Carcinoid tumors of the ovary / Michael J. Worley, Michael G. Muto

Uterine carcinosarcoma / Premal H. Thaker, Don S. Dizon

Uterine leiomyosarcoma / Marcela G. del Carmen

Mucinous tumors of the uterine corpus / Rachel M. Clark, Marcela G. del Carmen

Uterine clear cell carcinoma / J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Alexander B. Olawaiye, David M. Boruta

Updates in the management of uterine serous cancer / Amanda Ramos, Amanda Nickles-Fader

Endometrial stromal sarcomas / Kathleen M. Schmeler, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Marcela G. del Carmen

Small cell and neuroendocrine cancers of the cervix / Olivia W. Foley, Leslie S. Bradford, Marcela G. del Carmen

Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina and vulva / Alexander B. Olawaiye

Sarcomas of the vulva and vagina / Rachel M. Clark, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Marcela G. del Carmen

Gestational trophoblastic disease / Whitfield Growdon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 03, 2015).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Pepper Medical Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Uncommon gynecologic cancers

ISBN:

9781118655313

1118655311

9781118655337

1118655338

9781118655344

1118655346

9781322317656

1322317658

Publisher Number:

99961992676

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.