Blaustein's Pathology of the Female Genital Tract

1. Benign Diseases of the Cervix

   • Thomas C. Wright, Brigitte M. Ronnett

2. Benign Diseases of the Endometrium

   • Ricardo R. Lastra, W. Glenn McCluggage, Lora Hedrick Ellenson

3. Benign Diseases of the Vulva

   • Demaretta Rush, Edward J. Wilkinson

4. Carcinoma and Other Tumors of the Cervix

   • Edyta C. Pirog, Thomas C. Wright, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Robert J. Kurman

5. Diseases of the Fallopian Tube and Paratubal Region

   • Russell Vang

6. Diseases of the Peritoneum

   • Julie A. Irving, Philip B. Clement

7. Diseases of the Placenta

   • Rebecca N. Baergen, Deborah J. Gersell, Frederick T. Kraus

8. Diseases of the Vagina

   • Richard J. Zaino, Marisa R. Nucci, Robert J. Kurman

9. Endometrial Carcinoma

   • Lora Hedrick Ellenson, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Robert A. Soslow, Ricardo R. Lastra, Robert J. Kurman

10. Epithelial Tumors of the Ovary

    • Jeffrey D. Seidman, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Ie-Ming Shih, Kathleen R. Cho, Robert J. Kurman

11. Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary

    • Kruti P. Maniar, Russell Vang

12. Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors and Related Tumorlike Lesions

    • Ie-Ming Shih, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Michael Mazur, Robert J. Kurman

13. Hematologic Neoplasms and Selected Tumor-Like Lesions Involving the Female Reproductive Organs

    • Judith A. Ferry

14. Mesenchymal Tumors of the Uterus

    • Esther Oliva, Charles J. Zaloudek, Robert A. Soslow

15. Metastatic Tumors of the Ovary

    • Melinda F. Lerwill, Robert H. Young

16. Nonneoplastic Lesions of the Ovary

    • Julie A. Irving, Philip B. Clement

17. Nonspecific Tumors of the Ovary, Including Mesenchymal Tumors

    • Lauren E. Schwartz, Russell Vang

18. Precancerous Lesions of the Cervix

    • Thomas C. Wright, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Robert J. Kurman

19. Precursors of Endometrial Carcinoma

    • Lora Hedrick Ellenson, Brigitte M. Ronnett, Robert J. Kurman

20. Premalignant and Malignant Tumors of the Vulva

    • Edward J. Wilkinson, Demaretta S. Rush

Since the publication of the 1/e in 1977, Blaustein's Pathology of the Female Genital Tract has consolidated its position as the leading textbook of gynecological pathology. An essential reference for all pathologists and residents, this thoroughly updated Sixth Edition includes more than 1400 illustrations in color, informative tables and 22 revised chapters written by internationally recognized experts.

Discussion of each specific entity is organized to include general information, etiology, and epidemiology followed by clinical features, pathologic findings, differential diagnosis, clinical behavior, and treatment. This clear organization is applied throughout the book and allows the reader to quickly access key information in every chapter.

Blaustein's Pathology of the Female Genital Tract remains the gold-standard reference for practicing pathologists and trainees, as well as for obstetric/gynecology practitioners and residents.

From the reviews of the sixth edition:

“A comprehensive gynecologic pathology textbook, this edition has numerous upgrades and updates from the 2002 edition. … This book is superb for pathologists in training (residents and fellows), but it is practicing surgical pathologists who will find it most useful. … A beautifully illustrated and extensively updated essential reference, this sixth edition is a must-have for practicing pathologists who interpret gynecologic specimens. … this logically organized, practically useful book is well worth the investment and solidifies its position on the pathologist’s desk.” (Maura F. O’Neil, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2011)

• Johns Hopkins University Dept. Gynecology, Obstetrics & Pathology, Baltimore, USA

  Robert J. Kurman, Brigitte M. Ronnett

• Dept. Urology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA

  Lora Hedrick Ellenson

Robert J. Kurman, MD and PhD, is the Director of the Division of Gynecological Pathology at Johns Hopkins University where his focus has been aimed at elucidating the pathogenesis of a variety of neoplasms in the female genital tract, particularly in the morphologic and genetic alterations associated with the early events in carcinogenesis. He has written dozens of articles and has authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited many books including Molecular Pathology of Gynecologic Cancer (2007), Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings (2005), Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings: A Practical Approach (2004), Histological Typing of Female Genital Tract Tumours (International Histological Classification of Tumours) (1994), The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytologic Diagnoses (1994), and Atlas of Gynecologic Pathology (1987).

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