Diagnosis and treatment of rare gynecologic cancers / edited by Michael Frumovitz, Mario M. Leitao, Jr. and Preetha Ramalingam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frumovitz, Michael, editor.

Leitao, Mario M., editor.

Ramalingam, Preetha, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative organs, Female--Cancer.

Generative organs, Female.

Gynecology.

Oncology.

Genital Neoplasms, Female--diagnosis.

Genital Neoplasms, Female--therapy.

Medical Oncology.

Medical Subjects:

Genital Neoplasms, Female--diagnosis.

Genital Neoplasms, Female--therapy.

Gynecology.

Medical Oncology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Eletronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2022]

System Details:

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Summary:

Offering a one-stop guide to recognition and therapeutic decision making, Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Gynecologic Cancers fills a gap in the medical literature on uncommon ovarian, uterine, cervical, and vulvovaginal cancers and trophoblastic diseases. This authoritative text, edited by Drs. Michael Frumovitz, Mario Leitao, and Preetha Ramalingam, has been authored by internationally recognized experts from top institutions such as MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Each chapter covers different cancer subtypes and has been reviewed by an oncologist and a pathologist. From publisher website.

Contents:

1. Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors

2. Sex cord stromal tumors of the ovary

3. Ovarian carcinosarcoma

4. Ovarian clear cell carcinoma

5. Mucinous ovarian carcinomas

6. Low-grade serous ovarian cancer

7. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type

8. Other rare ovarian cancers: Transitional cell carcinoma, malignant Brenner tumor, endometrioid carcinoma, mesothelioma, squamous cell carcinoma, sarcoma

9. Uterine leiomyosarcoma

10. Other rare uterine sarcomas: Adenosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, STUMP

11. Uterine carcinosarcoma

12. Uterine serous carcinoma

13. Other rare uterine cancers: neuroendocrine tumors, yolk sac tumors, choriocarcinoma

14. High grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix

15. Other rare cervical cancers: cervical rhabdomyosarcoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, verrucous carcinoma

16. Clear cell carcinoma of the vagina and cervix

17. Vulvovaginal melanoma

18. Bartholin gland carcinomas

19. Vulvar extramammary Paget disease

20. Other rare vulvovaginal cancers: Verrucous carcinoma, aggressive angiomyxoma, vulvar yolk sac tumor

21. Gestational trophoblastic disease.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

Description based on publisher website (viewed on August 19, 2022).

Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed September 7, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780323829380

0323829384

9780323829397

0323829392

OCLC:

1357332919

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.