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1 online resource (306 pages) |
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Cervical and Lower Genital Tract Precancer; Singer & Monaghan's Cervical and Lower Genital Tract Precancer: Diagnosis and Treatment; Contents; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; 1 The histopathology of lower genital tract neoplasia; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Terminology; The concept of cervical cancer precursors; Biology and natural history; Rationalization of histologic terminology; 1.3 Histopathologic features of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or squamous intraepithelial lesion |
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Low-grade disease (mild dysplasia, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1, human papillomavirus/cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion)High-grade disease (moderate or severe dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion); 1.4 Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia and adenocarcinoma in situ; Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia; Histologic criteria for cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia/adenocarcinoma in situ; 1.5 Early invasive carcinoma |
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1.6 Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasiaHistopathology of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia; 1.7 Vulval precancer; Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia; Pagets disease; 1.8 Related topics; 1.9 Further reading; 2 Human papillomaviruses in the pathogenesis of lower genital tract neoplasia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Characteristics of human papillomaviruses; 2.3 Manifestations of genital human papillomavirus infections; Clinical infections (including benign condylomata); Latent human papillomavirus infections; 2.4 Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus infections |
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2.5 Transmission of genital human papillomavirus infectionsSexual transmission; 2.6 Risk factors for genital human papillomavirus infections; 2.7 Natural history of cervical human papillomavirus infections; 2.8 Molecular pathways of human papillomavirus oncogenesis; The normal cell cycle; 2.9 The effect of human papillomavirus/host cell interaction: a prerequisite for neoplasia; 2.10 The role of oncogenic human papillomavirus detection in the prevention of lower genital tract precancer; As an adjunct to cytology in primary screening |
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As an adjunct to colposcopy in the management of women presenting with mild or borderline dyskaryosis (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance/atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance)As a test of cure after treatment of premalignant cervical lesions; 2.11 Further reading; 3 Examination for cervical precancer; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Tissue basis for colposcopy; The role of the epithelium; The role of the stroma; The role of the surface configurations or patterns; 3.3 The colposcopic examination; The colposcope; The examination; Application of acetic acid |
| Summary |
The guide to effective practice management of precancerous lesions in cervix and lower genital tract. This third edition contains in-depth examination of the different modalities that contribute to the safe and scientific management of precancerous lesions in the female genital tract. One of the most important is colposcopy which provides an accurate and effective route to their identification. Professor Albert Singer is internationally recognized as a master of colposcopy. His training courses throughout the world are in high demand. In this edition, he has teamed with fellow |
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Application of Lugols iodine |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Generative organs, Female -- Precancerous conditions
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Generative organs, Female -- Alternative treatment
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Genital Neoplasms, Female -- prevention & control
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Colposcopy -- methods
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Precancerous Conditions -- diagnosis
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Precancerous Conditions -- therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Khan, Ashfaq
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| ISBN |
9781118800850 |
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1118800850 |
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