Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers A Clinical Guide
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 a
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Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers
A Clinical Guide
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Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers
Nicholas Reed • John Alan Green David M. Gershenson • Nadeem Siddiqui Rachel Connor (Editors)
Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers A Clinical Guide
Editors Nicholas Reed Beatson Oncology Centre Gartnavel General Hospital 1053 Great Western Road Glasgow G12 0YN UK [email protected] John Alan Green School of Cancer Studies University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 3BX UK [email protected]
Nadeem Siddiqui Department of Gynaecological Oncology Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street Glasgow G4 0SF UK [email protected] Rachel Connor Department of Radiology Victoria Infirmary, Langside Road Glasgow G42 9TY UK [email protected]
David M. Gershenson Department of Gynecologic Oncology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center P.O. Box 301439 Houston, TX 77230-1439 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-13491-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-13492-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-13492-0 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933609 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudio Calamor, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I General Principles 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Reed
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2 Epidemiology and Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Reed
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3 Rare and Uncommon Gynaecological Cancers: A Clinical Guide . . . . W. Glenn McCluggage and David Millan
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4 The Contribution of Diagnostic Imaging in Rare Gynaecological Malignancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Connor
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Part II Ovarian Rare Cancers 5 Mucinous Cancers: Ovary . . . .
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