Ovarian Cancer: The “Gynaecological Challenge” from Diagnostic Work-Up to Cytoreduction and Chemotherapy

Contents
Preface
1 Ovarian Cancer Pathology and Surgery, Historical Pearls from the Pioneering Greeks and the General Term Gynecologic Cancer to Modern Histopathology and Ovarian Malignancy • G. Tsoucalas, Christos Iavazzo and M. Karamanou
2 Ovarian Cancer Screening • Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj and Aarti Sharma
3 The Role of Ultrasounds in the Diagnosis and Management of Adnexal Tumors • Natalie Nunes and Davor Jurkovic
4 Preoperative Biomarkers to Predict Resectability of Patients with Ovarian Cancer • Valerio Mais, Michele Peiretti, Daniela Fanni, Maria Luisa Fais, Giulia Carboni, Giuseppe Deo, Giuseppina Fais and Stefano Angioni
5 Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings in Ovarian Cancer • Skouras Ioannis, Kokkali Kalliopi and Fotiou Alexandros
6 The Role of 18FDG PET/CT Scans in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Lydia Iordanidou
7 The Pathogenesis of Ovarian Cancer • Victoria Psomiadou
8 Inherited Ovarian Cancer-Linked Syndromes and Management • Malcolm Scott, Adam Rosenthal and Terri McVeigh
9 Pathology of Epithelial Ovarian Tumors • Helen J. Trihia
10 Pathology of Non-epithelial Ovarian Tumors • Christos Iavazzo, Alexandros Fotiou, John Spiliotis and Agathi Kondi-Pafiti
11 The Role of Immunohistochemistry in Ovarian Tumors • Christos Valavanis, Efthymia Souka and Gabriela-Monica Stanc
12 Molecular Pathology of Epithelial Ovarian Tumors • Christos Valavanis, Efthymia Souka and Gabriela-Monica Stanc
13 An Approach to Borderline Ovarian Tumors • Maria Luisa Fais, Giorgio Candotti, Giulia Carboni, Giuseppe Deo, Giuseppina Fais, Valerio Mais, Stefano Angioniand Michele Peiretti
14 Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy in High-Risk Patients • Paul I. Stanciu and Sabina Mistry
15 The Management of Early-Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer • Virginia García Pineda, Violeta Romero and Ignacio Zapardiel
16 Fertility Sparing in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Myriam Gracia, Ana Peralbo and Ignacio Zapardiel
17 The Local-Regional Control of Ovarian Cancer • Paul H. Sugarbaker
18 Surgical Management of Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer • Fuat Demirkiran and Ipek Betül Özçivit
19 Primary Versus Interval Debulking Surgery in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Yusuf Yildirim and Volkan Karatasli
20 Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Cancer Surgery • Fuat Demirkiran and Elif Akşahin
21 Serous Papillary Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma • Marcello Deraco, Navinakathiresu Muthukumarasamy, Dario Baratti, Marcello Guaglio and Shigeki Kusamura
22 Ovarian Carcinosarcoma • Ilker Kahramanoglu and Olcay Ilhan
23 Krukenberg Tumors • Federico Coccolini, Riccardo Guelfi, Enrico Cicuttin, Camilla Cremonini, Dario Tartaglia, Marta Carretto, Tommaso Simoncini and Massimo Chiarugi
24 Pseudomyxoma Peritonei • John Spiliotis, Alexandros Fotiou and Christos Iavazzo
25 Ovarian Malignancies during Pregnancy • Miriam Turiel Miranda, Ignacio Cristobal, Elena Martin-Boado and Ignacio Zapardiel
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