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Front cover; Robboy's Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract; Copyright page; Table of contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Embryology; INTRODUCTION; GONADAL DEVELOPMENT; MÜLLERIAN AND WOLFFIAN DUCT DEVELOPMENT; EXTERNAL GENITALIA; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: Vulvar dermatoses and infections; INTRODUCTION; COMMON DERMATOSES AFFECTING THE VULVA; LESS COMMON DERMATOSES THAT FREQUENTLY INVOLVE THE VULVA; REFERENCES; APPENDIX 2.1 COMMON CLINICAL DERMATOLOGIC TERMS; APPENDIX 2.2 COMMON DERMATOPATHOLOGIC TERMS. This critically acclaimed book has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring you state-of-the-art assistance in diagnosing pathologies of the female reproductive tract. It covers more than 1100 common, rare, benign, and malignant lesions, and tackles the questions so often asked and not answered elsewhere. All entities are illustrated by well-chosen photographs of outstanding quality. The updated text provides the latest advances in immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, and cytogenetics, as well as the most current concepts, classification and staging systems for all diseases and disorders of the female genital tract. “Road maps” at the beginning of each chapter help you navigate the book more quickly. You’ll have everything you need to effectively diagnose and confidently sign out gynecologic and obstetric reports.

• Covers all benign and malignant disorders of the female genital tract to provide you with a comprehensive resource for use in the reporting room or in formal study.
• Offers a complete visual guide to each tumor or tumor-like lesion to assist you in the recognition and diagnosis of any tissue sample under the microscope with over 2500 high-quality, full-color illustrations.
• Provides expert advice on how to avoid diagnostic errors with practical advice on pitfalls in differential diagnosis.
• Integrates histopathologic features with data from ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics and discussions of the relevant clinical manifestations of gynecological diseases to provide you with the necessary tools to make a comprehensive diagnostic workup.
• Features summary tables, diagnostic flow charts, and analytic tables to facilitate rapid interpretation and accurate diagnosis.
• Approaches definitions, clinical features, gross features, microscopic features, and differential diagnosis consistently and uniformly for quick and easy access to the information you need.
• Readers praise its readability and practicality for both daily and reference use by both the novice and experienced pathologist.

• Features a “Road map” at the beginning of each chapter to help you navigate and access the material more quickly.
• Provides you with the latest advances in immunohistochemistry to reflect the development of reliable techniques.
• Covers cytology more extensively, including cytologic/histologic correlations, additional cytologic images, and additional material on differential diagnosis to reflect modern diagnostic practice.
• Includes the latest classification and staging systems for all diseases and disorders of the female genital tract, so you can provide the referring physicians with the most accurate and up-to-date diagnostic and prognostic indicators possible.
• Uses more bullet points, diagnostic flowcharts, decision-making algorithms, and summary tables to make it even easier to find what you need.

Front cover Robboy's Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract Copyright page Table of contents Contributors Foreword Preface Dedication Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: Embryology INTRODUCTION GONADAL DEVELOPMENT MÜLLERIAN AND WOLFFIAN DUCT DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL GENITALIA REFERENCES CHAPTER 2: Vulvar dermatoses and infections INTRODUCTION COMMON DERMATOSES AFFECTING THE VULVA LESS COMMON DERMATOSES THAT FREQUENTLY INVOLVE THE VULVA REFERENCES APPENDIX 2.1 COMMON CLINICAL DERMATOLOGIC TERMS APPENDIX 2.2 COMMON DERMATOPATHOLOGIC TERMS. CHAPTER 3: Vulvar cysts, neoplasms, and related lesionsCYSTS BENIGN KERATINOCYTIC NEOPLASMS PREMALIGNANT KERATINOCYTIC NEOPLASMS MALIGNANT KERATINOCYTIC NEOPLASMS MELANOCYTIC LESIONS SKIN APPENDAGE NEOPLASMS VASCULAR LESIONS MISCELLANEOUS LESIONS MISCELLANEOUS LESIONS OF AFFILIATED STRUCTURES REFERENCES CHAPTER 4: Vulvar mesenchymal neoplasms and tumor-like conditions TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS BENIGN NEOPLASMS LOCALLY RECURRENT NEOPLASMS MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS REFERENCES CHAPTER 5: Vagina NORMAL STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS VAGINAL CYSTS. BENIGN EFFECTS OF DIETHYLSTILBESTROL ON THE VAGINATUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS BENIGN TUMORS SQUAMOUS NEOPLASIA GLANDULAR LESIONS OTHER PRIMARY MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE VAGINA MALIGNANT VAGINAL TUMORS IN CHILDHOOD LYMPHOMA SECONDARY TUMORS OF THE VAGINA REFERENCES CHAPTER 6: Cervical benign and non-neoplastic conditions NORMAL STRUCTURE PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES IN THE CERVIX AND THE FORMATION OF THE TRANSFORMATION ZONE THE CONGENITAL TRANSFORMATION ZONE INFLAMMATORY (CERVICITIS) TO REGENERATIVE CHANGES EPITHELIAL INFLAMMATORY CHANGES HEALING/REGENERATING EPITHELIUM NON-NEOPLASTIC CHANGES. LESIONS OF THE ENDOCERVICAL GLANDULAR EPITHELIUMLESIONS RELATED TO EXOGENOUS STIMULI OTHER NON-NEOPLASTIC CONDITIONS CERVICAL POLYP BENIGN TUMORS REFERENCES CHAPTER 7: Cervix: epidemiology of squamous neoplasia EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE THE ETIOLOGIC AGENT: HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) HPV: ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION HPV COFACTORS PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT REFERENCES CHAPTER 8: Cervical precancer (intraepithelial neoplasia), including functional biomarkers and colposcopy NTRODUCTION. CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (CIN): AN EVOLVING CONCEPTCOLPOSCOPY, A TECHNIQUE (SOMEWHAT) USEFUL FOR DETECTION OF CIN COLPOSCOPIC APPEARANCES REFERENCES CHAPTER 9: Cervical squamous cell carcinoma MICROINVASIVE CARCINOMA INVASIVE CARCINOMA REFERENCES CHAPTER 10: Cervical glandular neoplasia CERVICAL GLANDULAR INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA PRECLINICAL CARCINOMA INVASIVE ADENOCARCINOMA REFERENCES CHAPTER 11: Miscellaneous cervical neoplasms EPITHELIAL TUMORS NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS SARCOMAS OR TUMORS WITH A SARCOMATOUS COMPONENT MALIGNANT MELANOMA. Here is the newly revised and thoroughly up-dated second edition of the critically acclaimed Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract. This lavishly illustrated text provides the surgical pathologist with all of the information necessary to effectively diagnose and confidently sign out gynecologic and obstetric reports. Whilst histopathologic features form the cornerstone of the books diagnostic approach it also includes data from ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics as well as the relevant clinical manifestations of gynecologic diseases. The book covers the full range of both common and rare benign and malignant lesions, and all entities are accompanied by well chosen photographs of outstanding quality. Wherever possible, the text is supplemented by summary tables, diagnostic flow charts, and analytic tables in order to facilitate rapid interpretation and accurate diagnosis. Offers the surgical pathologist with the variety of information necessary to effectively diagnose and confidently sign out gynecologic and obstetric reports. This book covers the full range of both common and rare benign and malignant lesions. It also includes data from ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics.