BookMahmood Shafi, Saloney Nazeer.
Summary: State-of-the-art guide to colposcopy, directly applicable to clinical practice, updated with the latest nomenclature, staging, classification and evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Contents:
Cover; Colposcopy: A Practical Guide: Second Edition; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of terms; Chapter 1 Basic principles of colposcopy; Indications for colposcopy; How to choose a colposcope; The following instruments should be available; Technique of colposcopy; Learning points; Chapter 2 The normal cervix and colposcopic appearance; Squamous epithelium; Columnar epithelium; Squamocolumnar junction; Metaplasia; The transformation zone; Ectropion; Pathophysiology at different stages in a woman's life; Learning points. Chapter 3 Natural history of cervical carcinoma, HPV, and vaccinationNatural history; Determinants of disease progression or regression; Human papilloma virus; HPV vaccination; Currently available HPV vaccines; Learning points; Chapter 4 Colposcopic appearance of CIN; Atypical transformation zone; Cytological and histological parameters (nomenclature) of CIN; Colposcopic parameters and their relative importance; Leukoplakia; Acetowhite epithelium; Classification systems of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia compared; Iodine negativity; Vascular patterns. Colposcopic features suggestive of low-grade disease (minor change)Colposcopic features suggestive of high-grade disease (major change); Colposcopic features suggestive of invasive cancer; Grading systems; Clinico-colposcopic index
CCI (Shafi-Nazeer index); Vaginal extension of CIN; Endocervical extension of TZ; Miscellaneous findings; Unsatisfactory colposcopy; Nomenclature; Summary; Learning points; Chapter 5 Colposcopic directed biopsies; Punch biopsy; Wedge biopsy; Cone biopsy; Endocervical curettage; Fixation; Learning points; Chapter 6 Invasive cervical disease; Colposcopic appearance. StagingProcedures permitted for clinical staging; Five-year survival by stage for cervical cancer; FIGO staging and tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) categories for carcinoma of the cervix uteri; Regional lymph nodes (N); Distant metastases (M); Notes about the staging for cervical carcinoma; Learning points; Chapter 7 Glandular disease; Cytological classification; Classification of precancerous lesions; Differential diagnosis; Colposcopic appearance; Management; Issues; Learning points; Chapter 8 Inflammatory and infective conditions of the cervix and anogenital tract; Human papilloma virus. HPV and CIN differential diagnosisTreatment options for HPV infections; Herpes simplex virus; Actinomyces-like organisms; Trichomoniasis; Candidiasis; Chlamydia trachomatis; Bacterial vaginosis; Chronic cervicitis; Nabothian cysts; Learning points; Chapter 9 Management techniques; Requirements for ablative treatment; Cryotherapy; Cold coagulation; Electrodiathermy; Laser; Excisional techniques; Indications for excision of the TZ; Excisional methods; Diathermy loop excision and cone biopsy; Laser excision; Cold-knife cone biopsy; Hysterectomy; Learning points. Chapter 10 Follow-up after treatment.