Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers

This book is intended as a reference manual that will provide the busy clinician with up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of uncommon and rare gynecological cancers. While standard textbooks briefly cover these tumors, this is intended as a more comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide. After opening chapters on epidemiology, pathology, and diagnostic imaging, the full range of infrequently encountered gynecological cancers (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and vulval) is presented and discussed with the aid of high-quality illustrations. In each case, detailed attention is paid to both differential diagnosis and current treatment options. The closing chapter is devoted to translational research. The book has been written by an international panel of experts and is the first to gather all the uncommon and rare gynecological cancers together within one volume. Table of contents Introduction.-Epidemiology and data bases.-Pathology.Ovarian Rare Cancers: Ovarian Mucinous Cancers.-Pseudomyxoma peritonei.-Ovarian Clear Cell Cancers 1: The Western View.-Ovarian Clear Cell Cancers 2 :A view from the East.-Borderline and Low grade serous tumours.-Sex cord and stromal tumours.-Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising within Dermoid.-Carcinosarcomas of Ovary.-Small Cell Carcinomas of Ovary.-Ovarian Carcinoids and Struma Ovarii. Uterine Rare cancers: Uterine Carcinosarcomas.-Uterine Leiomyosarcomas.-Uterine Mucinous Cancers.-Uterine Clear Cell Cancers. Cervix and Vulval Cancers: Small Cell Cancers of Cervix.-Vulval Melanomas.-Gynaecological Cancers in pregnancy.