WHO CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS FEMALE GENITAL TUMOURS

DESCRIPTION

Female Genital Tumoursis the fourthvolume in the 5th edition of theWHO series on the classification of human tumours. This series (also known as the WHOBlue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tumours andcomprises a unique synthesis of histopathologicaldiagnosis with digital andmolecular pathology.

These authoritative and concise referencebooks provide indispensableinternational standards foranyone involved in the care ofpatients with cancer or in cancerresearch, underpinningindividual patient treatmentas well as research into all aspectsof cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.

What""s new in this edition?
The 5th edition, guided by the WHOClassification of Tumours Editorial Board, will establish a single coherent cancer classification presented across a collection of individual volumes organized on thebasis of anatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue andbone, etc.) and structured in a systematic manner, with eachtumour type listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, and subtype.

In each volume, the entities are now listed frombenign to malignant and are described under an updated set of headings, includinghistopathology, diagnosticmolecular pathology, staging,and easy-to-read essentialand desirable diagnostic criteria.

Who should read this book?
- Pathologists
- Oncologists
- Cancer researchers
- Surgeons
- Epidemiologists
- Cancer registrars

This volume:
- Prepared by 191 authors and editors
- Contributors from around the world
- More than 850 high-quality images
- More than 3100 references