Title	Pathology of the Female Genital Tract [electronic resource] / edited by Ancel Blaustein
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1977
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6143-6
Descript	XL, 907 p. online resource

This text is written for the obstetrician, gynecologist, pathologist, and for residents training in these disciplines. It is a multi-authored book and the editor is aware of the problems this can create, but the expansion of information in the field of gynecologic pathology renders single auยญ thorship obsolete. The format is largely traditional but the contents inยญ clude topics that have not appeared in past texts. Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and vaginal and cervical adenoses are discussed in detail in a separate chapter. A chapter on embryology and congenital anomalies is writยญ ten by an embryologist and the advantage of its inclusion is self evident. Ovarian neoplasms in childhood and adoยญ lescence are fortunately rare occurrences, but information concerning them is generally not readily available in existยญ ing texts. It is of sufficient importance to deserve a separate chapter. Amniotic fluid analysis for fetal viability is now commonly used and for this reason a detailed discussion of this subject is presented. A chapter is included on gross description and preparaยญ tion of gynecologic specimens. It contains the input and review of several directors of gynecologic-pathology laboยญ ratories

1 Embryology and Congenital Malformations of the Female Genital Tract 1 -- 2 The Vulva 13 -- 3 Diseases of the Vagina 59 -- 4 Vaginal and Cervical Abnormalities Related to Prenatal Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) 87 -- 5 Anatomy and Histology of the Cervix 102 -- 6 Benign Lesions of the Cervix 124 -- 7 Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 143 -- 8 Diagnostic Procedures for Lesions of the Cervix 166 -- 9 Carcinoma and Other Malignant Tumors of the Cervix 171 -- 10 Hormones of the Menstrual Cycle 206 -- 11 Normal Endometrium 211 -- 12 Clinical Considerations of Gynecologic Pathology 243 -- 13 Benign Diseases of the Endometrium 249 -- 14 Endometrial Hyperplasia 265 -- 15 Carcinoma of the Endometrium 278 -- 16 Benign Lesions of the Myometrium 299 -- 17 Uterine Sarcomas 322 -- 18 Pathology of the Fallopian Tube 341 -- 19 Anatomy and Histology of the Human Ovary 365 -- 20 Inflammatory Diseases of the Ovary 387 -- 21 Nonneoplastic Cysts of the Ovary 393 -- 22 Pelvic Endometriosis 404 -- 23 Disorders of Female Sex Differentiation 420 -- 24 Primary Epithelial Tumors of the Ovary 453 -- 25 Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors 505 -- 26 Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary 527 -- 27 Ovarian Neoplasms of Childhood and Adolescence 586 -- 28 Metastatic Carcinoma in the Ovary 627 -- 29 Fertilization, Implantation, and Placentation 638 -- 30 Abnormalities and Diseases of the Placenta, Membranes, and Umbilical Cord 646 -- 31 The Vascular Supply of the Placenta in Normal and Abnormal Pregnancy 673 -- 32 Abortion 691 -- 33 Gestational Trophoblast Disease 698 -- 34 Amniotic Fluid: Biochemical Assays Relating to Fetal Viability 710 -- 35 Pathologic Factors Involved in Infertility 734 -- 36 Cytology of the Female Genital Tract 744 -- 37 Gross Description and Processing of Obstetric and Gynecologic Tissue 772 -- 38 Animal Models for Tumors of the Ovary and Uterus 797 -- 39 Spontaneous Tumors of the Uterus and Ovaries in Animals 822 -- List of Contributors