| CONTENTS | 12 |
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| FOREWORD --- Maurie Markman, | 8 |
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| PREFACE | 9 |
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| CONTRIBUTORS | 14 |
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| 1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE OF PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER S --- David M. Gershenson, John J. Kavanagh, Patricia J. Eifel, and Elvio G. Silva | 17 |
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| Chapter Overview | 17 |
| Introduction | 17 |
| Organization of Multidisciplinary Clinical Trial Research | 18 |
| Gynecologic Oncology Multidisciplinary Planning Conference | 19 |
| Gynecologic Oncology Multidisciplinary Planning Clinic | 19 |
| Gynecologic Cancer Practice Guidelines | 20 |
| 2 PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF ENDOMETRIAL AND OVARIAN CANCERS --- Karen H. Lu | 28 |
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| Chapter Overview | 28 |
| Introduction | 29 |
| Endometrial Cancer | 29 |
| Prevention for Women at Average Risk | 29 |
| Prevention and Screening for Women with Lynch Syndrome | 29 |
| Prevention and Screening for Women Taking Tamoxifen | 30 |
| Prevention and Screening for Obese Women | 31 |
| Ovarian Cancer | 31 |
| Prevention and Screening for Women with Hereditary Breast-Ovarian Cancer Syndrome | 32 |
| Summary | 34 |
| 3 PREINVASIVE DISEASE OF THE LOWER GENITAL TRACT --- Andrea Milbourne and Michele Follen | 36 |
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| Chapter Overview | 36 |
| INTRODUCTION | 37 |
| EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH AN ABNORMAL PAP TEST RESULT | 37 |
| EVALUATION OF SPECIAL CASES | 40 |
| CONCLUSION | 43 |
| 4 SELECTED TOPICS IN GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY --- Anais Malpica, Michael T. Deavers, and Elvio G. Silva | 46 |
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| Chapter Overview | 46 |
| Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Simplex Type | 47 |
| P16 IN CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA | 48 |
| LARGE CELL NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX | 49 |
| Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Versus Endometrial Adenocarcinoma | 51 |
| ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA AND CARCINOMA | 53 |
| DEDIFFERENTIATED ENDOMETRIOID ADENOCARCINOMA | 54 |
| GRADING OF OVARIAN SEROUS CARCINOMA | 56 |
| INVASIVE IMPLANTS OF OVARIAN SEROUS BORDERLINE TUMORS | 57 |
| MUCINOUS TUMORS OF THE OVARY | 58 |
| CELLULAR FIBROMA OF THE OVARY | 60 |
| 5 IMAGING OF GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES --- Revathy Iyer | 65 |
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| Chapter Overview | 65 |
| Introduction | 66 |
| Imaging Modalities | 67 |
| Cervical Cancer | 69 |
| Endometrial Cancer | 71 |
| Ovarian Cancer | 73 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 76 |
| Suggested Readings | 77 |
| 6 CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT OF VAGINAL AND VULVAR CANCERS --- Patricia J. Eifel and Thomas W. Burke | 80 |
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| Chapter Overview | 80 |
| Introduction | 81 |
| Epidemiology | 82 |
| Anatomy and Patterns of Spread | 82 |
| Clinical Evaluation and Staging | 84 |
| Prognostic Factors | 85 |
| Treatment of Vaginal Carcinomas | 87 |
| Treatment of Vulvar Carcinomas | 93 |
| Suggested Readings | 100 |
| 7 TREATMENT OF EARLY CERVICAL CANCER --- Charles F. Levenback | 103 |
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| Chapter Overview | 103 |
| Introduction | 104 |
| Clinical Presentation | 104 |
| History and Physical Examination | 105 |
| Staging | 105 |
| Impact of Histologic Subtype on Treatment Planning | 108 |
| Treatment Recommendations for Microinvasive Cervical Cancer | 109 |
| Treatment Recommendations for Stage IB1 Disease: Surgery Versus Radiotherapy | 110 |
| Treatment Recommendations for Stage IB2 Disease | 113 |
| Radical Hysterectomy for Early Cervical Cancer | 113 |
| Suggested Readings | 116 |
| 8 TREATMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED CERVICAL CANCER --- Anuja Jhingran, Patricia J. Eifel, and Pedro T. Ramirez | 118 |
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| Chapter Overview | 118 |
| Introduction | 119 |
| Clinical Evaluation | 119 |
| General Treatment Approach | 120 |
| Radiation Therapy Technique | 124 |
| Para-aortic Radiation Therapy | 131 |
| Treatment of Stage IVA Disease | 134 |
| Treatment of Locally Recurrent Disease | 134 |
| Treatment of Stage IVB Disease at Presentation or Recurrence | 136 |
| Complications of Radiation Therapy | 137 |
| Suggested Readings | 139 |
| 9 UTERINE SARCOMAS --- Lois M. Ramondetta, Diane C. Bodurka, Michael T. Deavers, and Anuja Jhingran | 141 |
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| Chapter Overview | 142 |
| Introduction | 142 |
| Uterine Malignant Mixed Müllerian Tumors | 143 |
| Epidemiology and Tumor Features | 143 |
| Surgical Treatment | 144 |
| Pathologic Evaluation | 145 |
| Radiation Therapy | 146 |
| Chemotherapy | 147 |
| Hormonal Therapy | 148 |
| Treatment Summary | 148 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 148 |
| Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma | 153 |
| Undifferentiated Sarcomas | 157 |
| Adenosarcoma | 157 |
| Summary | 159 |
| Suggested Readings | 160 |
| 10 TREATMENT OFENDOMETRIAL CANCER --- Lois M. Ramondetta, Thomas W. Burke, Russell Broaddus, and Anuja Jhingran | 164 |
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| Chapter Overview | 164 |
| Introduction | 165 |
| Epidemiology | 165 |
| Pretreatment Evaluation | 166 |
| Surgical Treatment | 168 |
| Surgical Staging | 169 |
| Tumor Features | 170 |
| Pathologic Evaluation of the Hysterectomy Specimen | 172 |
| Adjuvant Treatme | 173 |
| Treatment of Residual Disease | 177 |
| Treatment of Recurrent Disease | 182 |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy | 185 |
| Suggested Readings | 186 |
| 11 SURGERY FOR OVARIANCANCER --- Judith K. Wolf and J. Taylor Wharton | 191 |
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| Chapter Overview | 191 |
| Introduction | 192 |
| Exploratory Laparotomy and Primary Tumor Debulking | 192 |
| Interval Debulking Surgery | 197 |
| Second-Look Surgery | 198 |
| Secondary Tumor Debulking | 199 |
| Surgery for Palliation | 200 |
| Summary | 202 |
| Suggested Readings | 202 |
| 12 CHEMOTHERAPY FOR EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER --- Michele L. Donato, Xipeng Wang, John J. Kavanagh, and David M. Gershenson | 204 |
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| Chapter Overview | 204 |