Burghardt’s Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology : Textbook and Atlas / by: Girardi, Frank, Reich, Olaf, Tamussino, Karl, Pickel, Hellmuth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Girardi, Frank, Editor.

Contributor:

Reich, Olaf, Editor.

Tamussino, K. (Karl), Editor.

Pickel, Hellmuth, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cervix uteri--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Cervix uteri.

Cervix uteri--Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart, [Germany] : Thieme, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fully revised and updated, Burghardts landmark text on colposcopy and cervical pathology once again sets a new standard in the field. It offers specialists complete instruction in colposcopic procedures, as well as the histopathologic background needed to reach an accurate diagnosis. From equipment and techniques, to detection of normal and abnormal findings, to differential diagnosis and therapeutic guidelines, this book is unrivalled in the literature. It is indispensable for all physicians who perform colposcopy in everyday practice. Special features of the fourth edition: More than 400 ov

Contents:

Burghardt's Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: Textbook and Atlas; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Preface by the Translator to the First Edition; 1 History of Colposcopy; 2 Role of Colposcopy; 2.1 Routine Colposcopy; 2.2 Colposcopy to Evaluate an Abnormal Pap Smear; 2.3 Colposcopy to Evaluate Patients Positive for HPV or Other Biomarkers; 2.4 Colposcopy to Evaluate Abnormal Cytologic Findings during Pregnancy; 2.5 Colposcopy to Evaluate Lesions before Treatment

2.6 Colposcopy in Screen-and-Treat Approaches in Resource-Poor Settings3 Human Papillomaviruses and Cervical Cancer; 3.1 Etiology of Cervical Cancer; 3.2 Natural History of Cervical Cancer; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Phases of HPV Infection; Latent Phase; Permissive (Productive) Phase; Transforming Phase; 3.3 Morphogenesis of Cervical Cancer; 3.3.1 Morphogenesis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Metaplastic Epithelium; 3.3.2 Morphogenesis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Original Squamous Epithelium; 3.3.3 Morphogenesis of Adenocarcinoma; 3.4 HPV Vaccines; 4 Histology and Histopathology

4.2.2 A Brief History of the Terminology of Cervical Precursor Lesions4.2.3 Glandular Intraepithelial Lesions (Adenocarcinoma in Situ); 4.2.4 Histology of Premalignant Cervical Lesions; Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (SIL, CIN); Atypical immature squamous metaplasia (AIM); Adenocarcinoma in Situ; 4.2.5 Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Cervical Precancer; HPV-DNA Testing; HPV E6/E7 mRNA Testing; HPV-DNA Genotyping; The L1 Capsid Protein; p16INK4a; Other Potential Biomarkers; 4.3 Invasive Cervical Cancer; 4.3.1 Microinvasive Carcinoma; Early Stromal Invasion; 4.3.2 Frank Invasive Cervical Cancer

Squamous Cell CarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of the Cervix; Other Epithelial Tumors; 4.4 Histology of Colposcopic Findings; 4.4.1 Microscopic Versus Colposcopic Morphology; 4.4.2 Topography and Extension of SIL (CIN); Location of Dysplastic Epithelium with Respect to the Transformation Zone: the Last Gland; Superficial Spread of SIL (CIN); Role of the Epithelium in Colposcopic Morphology; 4.4.3 Colposcopic Appearance of the Surface; Sharp Epithelial Borders; Size and Extent of Dysplastic Epithelial Fields; Leukoplakia (Keratosis); Mosaic and Punctation (Fine, Coarse)

Acetowhite Epithelium (Thin, Dense)

Notes:

"538 illustrations."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9783132581449

3132581445

9783132442870

3132442879

9783131504715

3131504714