Case-Based Gynecological Oncology 2023

Case-based gynaecological oncology follows our first book Gynecological
Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Practice ISBN 978-3-030-94109-3,
which aimed to develop an easier, more practical understanding of evidencebased management in daily clinical practice. This book helps in practical
implementation of the principles and practices of gynaecological oncology,
which we had learnt from the first book. This book is a ready reckoner for
practising clinicians, easy-to-understand, concise and answers all questions
relating to diagnostic investigations and management of a variety of clinical
scenarios.
It focusses on clinical management of real-time anonymised clinical case
scenarios supported with radiological and intraoperative images. The book is
divided into sections based on various gynaecological cancers namely ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vulval and vaginal. A special section has been
devoted to rare cancers like sarcomas. Each section covers clinical situations
of various histologic subtypes, early and advanced stages, recurrent and metastatic disease.
As the mean age of conception is increasing, we come across many women
with genital cancers who wish to preserve fertility and women with cancer
during pregnancy. The book details the management and outcomes in different clinical situations in these contexts. Additionally, various techniques of
fertility preservation are discussed which are very useful for an oncologist to
understand while dealing with cancers in the adolescent and young adult
population. As we are in an era of precision medicine, availability of advanced
sequencing techniques and immunohistochemistry has given a new outlook
to hereditary cancers especially of the ovaries and endometrium. A separate
section on hereditary cancers covers counselling.
It is indeed a humbling and emotional moment for both of us to see both
the volumes in print, something which we had envisioned three years back.
We are extremely thankful to the eminent authors who have kindly contributed to the book, sharing their vast clinical experience and expertise.
Our book is dedicated to our patients who are our constant source of inspiration and learning