H.W.
Vahrson, University
of Gießen, Germany (Ed.)
(Medical Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging
and Radiation Oncology. Eds.:A.L. Baert, L.W. Brady, H.-P.
Heilmann, F.H.W. Heuck, J.E. Youker)
The treatment of female
genital cancers has undergone rapid change in recent years. This book
provides a comprehensive description of the current treatment
modalities, and while special attention is devoted to the role of
radiotherapy, established alternative radical surgical procedures and
the newer chemotherapeutic regimens are also considered in some
detail. All authors are internationally known experts from Europe,
the United States, and Japan, and all have extensive experience in
the subjects that they discuss.
Contents: R. F.
Mould: The Historical
Roots of Modern Brachytherapy for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer;
R. G.
Dale: Radiobiological
Considerations in Gynecological Radiotherapy; H. Junkermann and D. von
Fournier: Diagnostic
Workup and Staging; H.
D. Böttcher, I.A. Adamietz, B. Schopohl: Radiation Planning in Female Genital
Cancers; J. Bahnsen
and H. J. Frischbier:
Cancer of the Vulva; C. A. Perez: Cancer of the Vagina; M. F. Dzeda and B.
Micaily: Cancer of
the Female Urethra; K.
Morita: Cancer of the
Cervix; M.
Herbolsheimer and K. Rotte: Cancer of the Endometrium;
H. Vahrson, U. Nitz,
H. G. Bender:
Malignancies of the Ovaries; D. M. Ostapovicz and L. W.
Brady: Cancer of the
Fallopian Tube; H.- A.
Ladner and U. Karck:
Genital Soft Tissue Sarcomas; H.- A. Ladner and S.
Ladner: Gestational
Trophoblastic Disease; G. Rauthe: Management of Reactions and
Complications Following Radiation Therapy; D. Carstens: Palliative Radiation Therapy in
Female Genital Cancers; R. Pfab: Radiation Treatment of Benign
Gynecologic Diseases.'
This book provides a
comprehensive description of the treatment modalities employed to
combat female genital cancers. While the emphasis is on radiotherapy,
surgical and chemotherapeutic alternatives are also discussed in some
detail. The authors are all internationally known experts from
Europe, the United States, and Japan. The lucid text is supported by
numerous illustrations and tables.
