Contents:

Pathology of Vulva

Pathology of Vagina

Pathology of Cervical Lesions

Pathology of Endometrium Benign Lesions Preneoplastic Lesions and Carcinomas

Pathology of Mesenchymal and Other Miscellaneous Tumours of Uterine Corpus

Pathology of Ovary Benign Non Neoplastic Lesions

Pathology of Ovary Epithelial Tumours

Pathology of Ovary Sex Cord Tumours

Pathology of Ovary Germ Cell Tumours

Pathology of Ovary Metastatic and Miscellaneous Tumours

Pathology of Fallopian Tube

Pathology of Placenta

Pathology of Trophoblastic Disease

This book presents colored gross and microphotographs of histopathology sections of both common and uncommon tumors of the female genital tract, and also includes the immunohistochemistry of the important lesions. Further, it explains the salient diagnostic features and the immunocytochemistry, molecular pathology and differential diagnosis of each lesion with brief references and discusses recent advances in the diagnosis of these tumors. With numerous images offering guidance on diagnosing different lesions of the female genital tract, the book is intended for practicing pathologists and post-graduate students as well as for gynecology practitioners and post-graduate students. Common terms and phrases: Absent abundant adenocarcinoma appearance arrangement basal Benign bleeding borderline cell carcinoma cells show central cervix Clear cell carcinoma Clinical features columnar complex component cord cuboidal Cut section cyst cystic cytoplasm Definition Differential diagnosis Diffuse disease endocervical Endometrial stromal Endometrioid carcinoma enlarged eosinophilic Epidemiology epithelial cells epithelium glands glandular Gross features High grade Higher magnification Histopathology hyperplasia Image gallery Immunohistochemistry Incidence infection infiltration invasion Key diagnostic features layer leiomyoma lesion less Lichen planus lining low grade malignant margin mass Mean age metaplasia mitosis moderate mucinous Multiple necrosis Negative nests Note nuclear atypia nuclear pleomorphism nuclei Occasionally oval ovarian ovary papillae papillary Pathol patient pattern placenta pleomorphic polyp positive present Prognosis Rarely round sarcoma seen serous carcinoma shaped sheets showing solid spindle cells squamous cell carcinoma stage stromal structures surface tissue treatment tumour cells Usually uterine uterus Vaginal Variable vessels villi vulva wall