Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology (3rd Edition)

DescriptionComprehensive and practice-oriented, the fully updated 3rd Edition of this easy-to-use text covers the full range of obstetric and gynecologic pathology, including information on treatment and patient management. Written largely by the pathology and clinical faculty at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, it covers the most up-to-date information available in the field, including molecular genetics and diagnostics. Drs. Christopher P. Crum and Marisa R. Nucci are joined by new editors Scott R. Granter, Brooke E. Howitt, Mana M. Parast, and Theonia K. Boyd, to provide complete, beautifully illustrated coverage of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders of the female genital system, ideal for improving pathological diagnosis.New to this EditionEmphasizes new practice issues and their biologic basis including approaches to vulvar, cervical and endometrial precursors as well as the underpinnings of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer.A comprehensive look at mesenchymal neoplasia, including not only lower genital tract and uterus but also the retroperitoneum.Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.Key FeaturesProvides distinct diagnostic/differential diagnostic criteria for any potential obstetric/gynecologic specimen encountered in practice.Features more than 2,250 full-color images, key points at the end of each chapter, and an appendix with commonly used ICD-10 codesCovers topics not often found in gynecologic pathology textbooks, such as vulvodynia, and diseases of the anus.Approaches topics from a practice-oriented point of view, beginning with clinical presentation and progressing through histopathology, differential diagnosis, and treatment for each disorder.Table of ContentsFemale Genital Tract Development and Disorders of ChildhoodNoninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the VulvaLocalized VulvodyniaInfectious Disorders of the Lower Genital TractBenign Cysts, Rests, and Adnexal Tumors of the VulvaSquamous Neoplasia of the VulvaGlandular and Other Malignancies of the VulvaMelanocytic Lesions of the VulvaSoft Tissue Lesions of the Vulva and VaginaDiseases of the AnusBenign Conditions of the VaginaEpithelial and Mixed Epithelial-Stromal Neoplasms of the VaginaCervical Squamous NeoplasiaColumnar Cell Neoplasia of the CervixNeuroendocrine Carcinoma, Mixed Epithelial/Mesenchymal and Mesenchymal Tumors, and Miscellaneous Lesions of the CervixEvaluation of the Cyclic Endometrium and Benign Endometrial DisordersPreinvasive Endometrial NeoplasiaAltered Endometrial Differentiation (Metaplasia)Adenocarcinoma, Carcinosarcoma, and Other Epithelial Tumors of the EndometriumUterine Mesenchymal TumorsThe Fallopian Tube and Broad LigamentBenign Conditions of the OvaryDisorders of the PeritoneumAssessing Pelvic Epithelial Cancer Risk and Intercepting Early MalignancyPelvic/Ovarian Epithelial-derived TumorsGerm Cell Tumors of the OvaryStromal, Sex Cord-Stromal, and Miscellaneous Tumors of the OvaryMetastatic Tumors Involving the OvaryPlacental Development and Complications of Previable PregnancyTrophoblastic NeoplasiaEvaluation of the PlacentaPlacental Correlates of Unanticipated Fetal DeathGestational Diseases and the PlacentaAppendix A: Suggested ICD-10 CodesAuthor BiographyChristopher P. Crum, MD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chair and Director, Women’s and Perinatal Pathology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts ;Kenneth R. Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Pathologist, Divisions of Women’s and Perinatal Pathology and Cytology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts;Christopher P. Crum, MD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chair and Director, Women’s and Perinatal Pathology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts ;Marisa R. Nucci, MD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Pathologist, Division of Women’s and Perinatal Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Consultant Pathologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Associate Member, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Sarcoma Program, Boston, Massachusetts;Scott R. Granter, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Brooke E. Howitt, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology Women’s and Perinatal Pathology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts;Brooke E. Howitt, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology Women’s and Perinatal Pathology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts;Mana M. Parast, Associate Professor, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Pathology, La Jolla, Calafornia ;Theonia Boyd; Kenneth R. Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Pathologist, Divisions of Women’s and Perinatal Pathology and Cytology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts andWilliam A Peters III, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington