The textbook on Gynecologic Oncology is addressed to specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, oncologic surgeons, gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, general practitioners and medical students.
The book is structured in 21 chapters, including epidemiology, biology and genetics, tumor markers, viruses and genital cancers, principles of chemotherapy, principles of radiation therapy, pathology, imaging.
The other chapters are dedicated to all gynecologic cancers as follows: cancer of the vulva, cancer of the vagina, precursors of the cancer of the uterine cervix, cancer of the uterine cervix, endometrial cancer, ovarian epithelial cancer, non-epithelial ovarian cancer, cancer of the fallopian tube, gestational trophoblastic disease.
Three other chapters are addressed to the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in gynecologic oncology, laparoscopy in the treatment of genital cancers and robotic surgery and gynecologic oncology.
Another chapter is dedicated to pelvic exenteration and the last to the pain management.
All the contributors are leaders in the field of gynecologic oncology or related specialities and they belong to the most prestigious institutions from USA ( Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, and  Scottsdale, AZ; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY; MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX;  Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Harvard Medical School), Norway (Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo), Canada ( Laval University, Quebec), Brasil ( Ludwig Cancer Institute, Sao Paulo), Germany ( Charite University, Berlin), Australia ( Royal Women Hospital, Sydney).
The Romanian coauthors are the most respected specialists in the country and the editor is one of the most prolific editor. He is the editor many books, two of them with international contributors  of high profile. The books were printed in Romania in the best technical conditions, with a quality comparable to the best western books.

First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Date published: 2010
ISBN-13: 9789732720158
ISBN: 9732720158
Language: English
Description: 672 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index, bibliography.