Full Description
For more than 40 years, DiSaia and Creasman Clinical Gynecologic Oncology has been the leading reference for diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, providing physicians and trainees alike with expert guidance on clinical presentations and management. The fully revised 10th Edition remains the most readable, most comprehensive text in the field. Under outstanding editorial leadership from Dr. William Creasman and featuring a "who's who” list of expert contributing authors, this authoritative reference is a must-have resource for improving outcomes and providing effective patient care.
Emphasizes practical clinical presentations and management of commonly seen problems, making this text an excellent resource for daily decision making.
Provides in-depth explanations of major topics supplemented with up-to-date references.
Features a new chapter on Immunotherapy in Gynecologic Malignancies, updated information on invasive cervical cancer, and significantly revised content on vulvar cancer, with new guidance on micro-staging for sentinels.
Covers key topics such as precision medicine and new biomarker-driven targeted therapies, cancer staging, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
Includes quick-reference features such as key point boxes with bulleted lists, highlighted key text, enhanced chapter outlines, clinical algorithms that review recommended treatment and management options, and additional references online.
Contains useful appendices covering staging, screening, nutritional therapy, toxicity criteria, blood component therapy, and radiation therapy.
An ideal comprehensive resource for clinical practice, personal study, and exam review.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
1) Pre Invasive Disease of the Cervix
a. Stu Massad
2) Pre Invasive Disease of the Vagina and Vulva and related disorders
a. Cara Matthews and Joan Walker
3) Invasive Cervical Cancer
a. Krish Tewari and Brad Monk
4) Endometrial Hyperplasia, Estrogen Therapy, and the Prevention of Endometrial Cancer
a. Lisa Landrum and Rosemary Zuna and Joan Walker
5) Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Corpus
a. William Creasman and David Scott Miller
6) Sarcoma of the Uterus
a. Scott McMeeken and William Creasman
7) Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
a. Emma Barber and John Soper
8) Invasive Cancer of Vulva
a. Thomas Herzog
9) Invasive Cancer of the Vagina
a. Marilyn Huang, Brian Slomovitz and Rob Coleman
10) Adnexal Masses
a. Camille Gunderson and Robert Mannel
11) Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
a. Eric Eisenhauer, Ritu Salani and Larry Copeland
12) Germ Cell, Stromal and other ovarian tumors
a. Emily Pennock, Chad Hamilton, Larr Maxwell and Charlotte Marcus
13) Fallopian tube cancer
a. Eric Hope, G Larry Maxwell, and Chad Hamilton
14) Breast Diseases
a. Patricia Cronin and Mary Gemignani
15) Cancer in Pregnancy
a. Krish Tewari
16) Complications of Disease and Therapy
a. Kemi Doll and Dan Clarkepearson
17) Basic Principles of Chemotherapy
a. Christina Chu and Steve Rubin
18) Targeted therapy and Molecular Genetics
a. Shannon Westin, Anil Sood and Rob Coleman
19) Genes and Cancer: Genetic Counselling and Clinical Management
a. David Mutch, Sheri Babb and Phil Disaia
20) Palliative Care and Quality of Life
a. Dana Chase, Siu-Fun Wong, Lari Wenzel and Brad Monk
21) Role of Minimally Invasive surgery in Gynecologic Malignancies
a. Floor Backes, David Cohn, Robert Mannel and Jeff Fowler
22) Epidemiology of Commonly Used Statistical Terms and Analysis of Clinical Studies
a. Wendy Brewster
23) Basic Principles in Gynecologic Radiotherapy
a. Catheryn Yashar
Appendix
A: Staging: Staging of Cancer at Gynecologic Sites
a) Mutch
B: Modified from Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse events (common terminology criteria for adverse events).
C: Blood component therapy
D: Suggested recommendations for routine cancer screening
E: Nutritional Therapy: Index
