Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina

Doctors and the general public are increasingly recognising diseases of the vulva and vagina as a cause of sexual dysfunction, morbidity and death, yet the wide but sometimes rare range of conditions involving this area are poorly represented in most textbooks of pathology. As the first volume in the Essentials of Diagnostic Gynecological Pathology series sponsored by the British Association of Gynecological Pathologists, Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina is one of the very few dealing wholly with this subject.
Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina introduces the topic with a stylishly illustrated description of the embryology and development which is fundamental to understanding the pathogenesis and symptomatology. Subsequent chapters cover infections and non-infectious dermatoses, specifying those that can predispose to cancer. The precancerous conditions of vulval intraepithelial neoplasia, melanocytic proliferations and extra-mammary Paget's disease are integrated respectively with accounts of human papilloma virus, malignant melanoma and recent awareness of ano-genital mammary-like glands. Advances in the recognition of potentially confusing benign conditions, prognosis and staging update the pathology of squamous and adenocarcinoma in these organs. The difficulties of sentinel node biopsy are explored and a comprehensive chapter clearly highlights the difficult differential diagnosis of mesenchymal lesions.
As most histopathology departments receive many gynecological specimens, Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina has been written to be useful diagnostically to general as well as specialist gynecological histopathologists and pathologists in training. Gynecologists, oncologists, dermatologists, genitourinary physicians and cancer nurse specialists will find expert insights here that will help in treatment andcounselling of their patients.

List of contents

Development and Anatomy; Disorders of Development.- Vulvovaginal Infections.- Non-Infectious Dermatoses of the Vulva.- Cysts, Non-Neoplastic Glandular Lesions, and Glandular Neoplasms of the Vulva and Vagina.- Melanoctyic Lesions of the Vulva and Vagina.- Precursors of Vulvovaginal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vagina.- Vulvovaginal Mesenchymal Lesions.- Skin Adnexal Tumors.- Appendix 1: Surgical Cut-up of Specimens.- Appendix 2: Reporting Proforma for Vulval Cancer Resection Specimens.- Staging of Vulval Carcinoma.

About the author

Dr Laurence Brown is a Consultant Histopathologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. President of the British Association of Gynecological Pathologists: 2010-2013.

Summary

Doctors and the general public are increasingly recognising diseases of the vulva and vagina as a cause of sexual dysfunction, morbidity and death, yet the wide but sometimes rare range of conditions involving this area are poorly represented in most textbooks of pathology. As the first volume in the Essentials of Diagnostic Gynecological Pathology series sponsored by the British Association of Gynecological Pathologists, Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina is one of the very few dealing wholly with this subject.
Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina introduces the topic with a stylishly illustrated description of the embryology and development which is fundamental to understanding the pathogenesis and symptomatology.  Subsequent chapters cover infections and non-infectious dermatoses, specifying those that can predispose to cancer. The precancerous conditions of vulval intraepithelial neoplasia, melanocytic proliferations and extra-mammary Paget’s disease are integrated respectively with accounts of human papilloma virus, malignant melanoma and recent awareness of ano-genital mammary-like glands. Advances in the recognition of potentially confusing benign conditions, prognosis and staging update the pathology of squamous and adenocarcinoma in these organs. The difficulties of sentinel node biopsy are explored and a comprehensive chapter clearly highlights the difficult differential diagnosis of mesenchymal lesions.
As most histopathology departments receive many gynecological specimens, Pathology of the Vulva and Vagina has been written to be useful diagnostically to general as well as specialist gynecological histopathologists and pathologists in training.  Gynecologists, oncologists, dermatologists, genitourinary physicians and cancer nurse specialists will find expert insights here that will help in treatment andcounselling of their patients.
 

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From the reviews:
“This in-depth look at the pathology of the vulva and vagina covers neoplastic and non-neoplastic topics and reviews the embryologic development and anatomy of these structures. … Practicing pathologists are the intended audience, but this also would be an excellent resource for pathologists in training. … I appreciate that the book focuses on a narrow topic, and covers it thoroughly. I find it especially useful that it so completely covers topics that are considered more traditional dermatopathology topics.” (Carmen Winters, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

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From the reviews:
"This in-depth look at the pathology of the vulva and vagina covers neoplastic and non-neoplastic topics and reviews the embryologic development and anatomy of these structures. ... Practicing pathologists are the intended audience, but this also would be an excellent resource for pathologists in training. ... I appreciate that the book focuses on a narrow topic, and covers it thoroughly. I find it especially useful that it so completely covers topics that are considered more traditional dermatopathology topics." (Carmen Winters, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2013)

Product details

• Assisted by: Laurenc Brown (Editor), Laurence Brown (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781447169307
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-6930-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 193 mm x 255 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 636 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 286 p.
• Series: Essentials of Diagnostic Gynecological Pathology; Essentials of Diagnostic Gynec; Essentials of Diagnostic Gynecological Pathology; Essentials of Diagnostic Gynec
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; B, Medicine, Pathology, Dermatology, Gynecology, Gynaecology & obstetrics