Gynecologic Malignancies
Cancer of the Vulva
Vulvar cancer accounts for about 4% of cancers in the female reproductive organs and 0.6% of all cancers…
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Neoplasms of trophoblastic origin can follow a spontaneous abortion, an ectopic pregnancy, or a full-term pregnancy. A hydatidiform…
Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecologic malignancy and the eighth most common malignancy among women in…
Vulvar Cancer
Vulvar cancer accounts for about 3 to 4% of all gynecologic malignancies in the USA. An estimated 3,300…
Vaginal Cancer
Vaginal cancer accounts for 1% of gynecologic malignancies in the USA. Average age at diagnosis is 60 to…
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Primary fallopian tube cancer is rare. The average age of patients with this cancer is 50 to 60…
Endometrial Cancer
In the USA, endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy and the fourth most common malignancy in…
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed gynecologic malignancy, the deadliest gynecologic malignancy, and the fourth leading…
Cervix Cancer
Carcinoma of the cervix was once the most common cause of cancer death in women, but over the…
Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube
The fallopian tube is the least common site of cancer in the female genital tract, although its epithelial…
Uterine Cancer
Carcinoma of the endometrium is the most common female pelvic malignancy. Approximately 40,300 new cases are diagnosed yearly,…
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
Fewer than 5% of all ovarian tumors are germ cell in origin. They include teratoma, dysgerminoma, endodermal sinus…
Ovarian Cancer
Incidence and Epidemiology
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in…
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
Gestational trophoblastic diseases are a group of interrelated diseases that form a spectrum from benign hydatidiform mole to…
