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Table of Contents
Vulvar dermatoses
The vulva: cysts, neoplasms and related lesions
The vagina
The cervix - benign and non-neoplastic conditions
Colposcopy
The etiology of cervical cancer
Cervical precancer (intraepithelial neoplasia)
Malignant tumors of the cervix
The normal endometrium
Exogenous hormones and endometrium
Endometritis, metaplasias, polyps and miscellaneous changes
Endometrial hyperplasia
Endometrial carcinoma
Endometrial tumors with a stromal component
Uterine smooth muscle tumors
The fallopian tube
Endometriosis
The ovaries: normal appearances and non-neoplastic conditions
Ovarian tumors: classification and clinical perspective
Epithelial/stromal ovarian tumors
Sex cord-stromal and steroid cell tumors of the ovaries
Germ cell tumors of the ovaries
Miscellaneous and metastatic tumors of the ovaries
Nidation and placenta
Gestational trophoblastic diseases
The peritoneum
Embryology and disorders of sexual development
Cutup - the gross description, processing and reporting of specimens
