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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.
List 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
About the author
John O. Schorge, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Chief, Gynecologic Oncology, OB/GYN, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Robert H Young, MD, Robert E. Scully Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Michael J Birrer, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Marcela del Carmen, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital.
