This innovative guide will help gynecologists or gynecologic surgeons to monitor the staging and progress of oncology treatment. An international expert here shows what office ultrasound can be used to achieve, how it correlates with other clinical findings, and how it can be integrated as necessary with other modalities and with the latest technological advances and developments in the field.

Gynecologic oncology is one of the most important specialties in the feld of gynecology. Gynecologic oncology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cancers developed from the female reproductive system. The clinical relevance of this specialty is highlighted by the fact that three gynecological cancers are among the top six most frequent malignancies suffered by women around the world, namely, cancer of the uterine cervix, endometrial cancer, and ovarian cancer.

Features

* Offers a succinct and practical guide for diagnosing all common types of gynecologic cancer
* Illustrates its text with color photography and staging tables
* Covers normal and benign pathologies

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Contents

۱. Ultrasound Scanning of the Female Pelvis: Normal Findings
۲. Ultrasound for Differential Diagnosis of Adnexal Masses
۳. Ultrasound Features of Ovarian Malignancies
۴. Ultrasound Assessment of Intra-Abdominal Spread of Ovarian Cancer
۵. Ultrasound Features of Endometrial Cancer
۶. Ultrasound Features of Uterine Sarcomas
۷. Ultrasound Assessment of Locoregional Spread of Endometrial Cancer
۸. Ultrasound Features of Uterine Cervical Cancer
۹. Ultrasound Features of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
۱۰. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology
۱۱. Ultrasound in Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer