Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Descriptive Epidemiology and Etiology of Endometrial Cancer
Anjum Memon¹, Peter Bannister¹,², Samantha Edensor¹, Mais Tattan¹, Imogen Rogers¹ and Sonali Kaushik²
¹Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
²Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
Chapter 2. Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis of Endometrial Tumors
Jesse L Hart¹,², DO, Mariana Canepa¹,³, MD and Maria Luisa Garcia-Moliner¹, MD
¹Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
²Lifespan Academic Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
³Lifespan Academic Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
Chapter 3. Molecular Pathology of Endometrial Carcinomas
Bharat Rekhi, MD, DNB, MIAC and Santosh Menon, MD, DNB
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Chapter 4. Hereditary Endometrial Cancer
Angela George¹,², MB, ChB, MD, FRACP
¹Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
²Cancer Genetics Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Chapter 5. Endometrial Cancer Precursors
Luca Mencaglia, Claudia Tosti, Stefania Magnolfi and Francesca Ciociola
U.O.C. PMA Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana, Cortona, Italy
Dipartimento Materno Infantile, Azienda USL Toscana SUD EST, Italy
Chapter 6. Endometrial Cancer Biomarkers
Hajar Ku Yasin¹, Anthony Henry Taylor² and Thangesweran Ayakannu³,⁴
¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, UK
²Departments of Medical and Social Care Education and Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
³Gynaecology Oncology Cancer Centre, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK
⁴Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Chapter 7. Lymphatic Mapping for Endometrial Cancer
Valerio Mais, Maria Luisa Fais, Valentina Locati, Giulia Carboni and Michele Peiretti
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Medical School, Italy
Chapter 8. Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Endometrial Cancer
Helena Robova and Lukas Rob
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Chapter 9. Current Approaches for Treating Female Patients with Endometrial Cancer
Samir A. Farghaly, MD, PhD
The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College/The Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Chapter 10. Surgical Procedures for Treating Patients with Endometrial Cancer
Samir A. Farghaly, MD, PhD
The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, The Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Cornell University, New York, NY, US
Chapter 11. Treatment of Advanced Stage Endometrial Cancer
Ai Miyoshi, MD, Yutaka Ueda and Tadashi Kimura
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Chapter 12. Adjuvant Therapy in Endometrial Cancer
T. Sivakumaran¹, P. Khaw¹ and L. Mileshkin¹,²
¹Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
²Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Chapter 13. Targeted Therapies for Endometrial Cancer
Selen Dogan¹, Nasuh Utku Dogan¹ and Kubra Boynukalin²
¹Akdeniz University, Department of Gynecology, Antalya
²Bahceci Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey
Chapter 14. Is It Time to Reconsider the Clinical Role of ErbB Targeted Therapy in Endometrial Cancer?
Georgios Androutsopoulos, Ioanna Styliara, Evgenia Zarogianni, Georgios Michail, Georgios Adonakis
Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Patras, Medical School, Rion, Greece
Chapter 15. Quality of Life in Women with Endometrial Cancer
Claudia Rutherford¹, Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber¹,², Margaret-Ann Tait¹, Lisa Sullivan³, Linda Mileshkin⁴ and Madeleine T. King¹
¹University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
²University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Central Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
³The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
⁴Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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