Rare gynecological cancers kill all too commonly
Gynecological cancer is a frightening prospect for women. It is terrifying also for physicians who need, but often can’t find, guidance on how to investigate and appropriately treat the tumors. Rare cancers provide greater challenges as information can be harder to find and more difficult to verify.
Rare Gynecologic Cancers: Diagnosis and Management 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. This provides the basis for you to identify effective treatment strategies for your patients. Written by a world-leading team of Editors and Authors and covering cancers of the
- Ovaries
- Uterus
- Vulva
- Vagina
- Cervix
Rare Gynecologic Cancers: Diagnosis and Management will guide you to the best life-saving treatment for your patients.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors, vi
Preface, viii
Part 1 General Principles, 1
1 Molecular Targets in Gynecologic Cancers, 3
Whitfield Growdon, Rosemary Foster, and Bo Rueda
2 Imaging of Rare Gynecologic Tumors, 18
Hima B. Prabhakar and Dinushi S. Perera
3 Pathology Overview of Rare Gynecologic Tumors, 35
Robert H. Young
Part 2 Rare Ovarian Cancers, 51
4 Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma, 53
Rachel M. Clark and John O. Schorge
5 Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, 64
Marcela G. del Carmen
6 Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, 70
Leslie S. Bradford and Annekathryn Goodman
7 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, 81
Ryan J. Spencer and Laurel W. Rice
8 Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer, 94
Leslie A. Garrett and Marcela G. del Carmen
9 Carcinosarcoma of the Ovary, 109
J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain and Marcela G. del Carmen
10 Malignant Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary, 120
Marcela G. del Carmen
11 Malignant Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors of the Ovary, 132
Marcela G. del Carmen and Richard T. Penson
12 Small Cell and Neuroendocrine Cancers of the Ovary, 139
Ariel A. Kaphan and Cesar M. Castro
13 Carcinoid Tumors of the Ovary, 148
Michael J. Worley, Jr. and Michael G. Muto
Part 3 Rare Uterine Cancers, 157
14 Uterine Carcinosarcoma, 159
Premal H. Thaker and Don S. Dizon
15 Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, 167
Marcela G. del Carmen
16 Mucinous Tumors of the Uterine Corpus, 178
Rachel M. Clark and Marcela G. del Carmen
17 Uterine Clear Cell Carcinoma, 186
J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Alexander B. Olawaiye, and David M. Boruta
18 Updates on the Management of Uterine Serous Carcinoma, 195
Amanda Ramos and Amanda Nickles Fader
19 Endometrial Stromal Sarcomas, 205
Kathleen M. Schmeler, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, and Marcela G. del Carmen
Part 4 Rare Cancers of the Cervix, Vulva and Vagina, 217
20 Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, 219
Olivia W. Foley, Leslie S. Bradford, and Marcela G. del Carmen
21 Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Vagina and Vulva, 228
Alexander B. Olawaiye
22 Sarcomas of the Vulva and Vagina, 236
Rachel M. Clark, J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain, and Marcela G. del Carmen
23 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease, 245
Whitfield Growdon
Index, 260
