Gynaecological oncology for the MRCOG and beyond /

A multidisciplinary approach to the care of women with gynaecological cancer - with treatment delivered in linked local or specialist centres - has been established in the UK. The second edition of this book therefore includes chapters which focus on the multidisciplinary approach. Chapters on patho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Acheson, Nigel, Luesley, Daivd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : RCOG Press, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:MRCOG and beyond series.
Temas:
Generative organs, Female > Cancer.
Generative organs, Female > Diseases > Diagnosis.
Generative organs, Female > Surgery > Complications.
Organes génitaux femelles > Cancer.
Organes génitaux femelles > Maladies > Diagnostic.
Generative organs, Female > Cancer
Generative organs, Female > Diseases > Diagnosis
Generative organs, Female > Surgery > Complications
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title page
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • Introduction to the second edition
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Basic epidemiology
  • Introduction
  • Cervical cancer
  • CERVICAL CANCER AND HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
  • RISK FACTORS
  • Oncogenes
  • Genotype
  • Smoking
  • Hormonal contraception
  • Dietary factors
  • Endometrial cancer
  • RISK FACTORS
  • Obesity
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Parity
  • Oral contraceptive pill
  • Unopposed estrogen hormone replacement therapy
  • Anti-estrogens
  • Feminising ovarian tumours
  • Diabetes and hypertensionEndometrial hyperplasia
  • Ovarian cancer
  • RISK FACTORS
  • Parity
  • Genetic predisposition
  • Oral contraceptive use
  • Infertility
  • Hormone replacement therapy
  • Ovarian irritation
  • Ovarian/peritoneal disease
  • Smoking
  • Squamous vulval cancer
  • RISK FACTORS
  • Squamous vulval intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Lichen sclerosus
  • Smoking
  • KEY POINTS
  • References
  • 2 Basic pathology of gynaecological cancer
  • Introduction
  • Sending specimens to the laboratory
  • FIXATION
  • THE REQUEST FORM
  • FROZEN SECTIONSPathology of neoplasia and pre-neoplasia of the female genital tract
  • CERVIX
  • Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Stratified mucinous intraepithelial lesion
  • Invasive squamous carcinoma
  • Invasive adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous carcinoma
  • ENDOMETRIUM
  • Endometrial carcinoma
  • Endometrial hyperplasia
  • Uterus
  • MIXED TUMOURS OF THE UTERUS
  • TUMOURS OF THE UTERINE WALL
  • Endometrial stromal tumours
  • Smooth muscle tumours of the uterus
  • Ovary
  • OVARIAN TUMOURS
  • Borderline serous tumoursMicropapillary serous carcinoma
  • OVARIAN CARCINOMA
  • Vulva
  • VULVAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA
  • SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA
  • VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA
  • EXTRAMAMMARY PAGETâ€?S DISEASE
  • MELANOMA
  • PERITONEAL PATHOLOGY
  • Special studies in pathology
  • HISTOCHEMISTRY
  • IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
  • Extramammary Pagetâ€?s disease
  • Evaluating spindle tumours of the myometrium
  • Glandular lesions of the cervix
  • Peritoneal mesothelioma and serous carcinoma in the peritoneum
  • PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL MARKERSTumour microstaging
  • Markers to predict response to therapy
  • Molecular pathology
  • References
  • 3 Preinvasive disease of the lower genital tract
  • Introduction
  • Preinvasive disease and terminology
  • Human papillomaviruses
  • DISEASE PREVENTION
  • IMMORTALISATION AND TRANSFORMATION
  • The NHS cervical screening programme
  • RATES OF ABNORMALITY
  • FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS
  • THE COLPOSCOPIC EXAMINATION
  • Glandular premalignancy of the cervix: adenocarcinoma in situ
  • Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia

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