The subject matter of volume 2 of the 2-volumes-handbook focusses especially on rare sarcomas
of the whole female genitalia. These entities include angiosarcoma the different lipo- and
rhabdomyosarcoma as well as newer entities like the PEComa. Furthermore mixed mullerian tumors
like the benign adenofibroma and the malignant adenosarcoma and carcinosarcoma are described in
detail. The book provides a description at length of the epidemiology etiology pathological
anatomy prognosis diagnosis differential diagnosis imaging and comprehensive therapy of
each primary relapsed and metastasized tumor including surgery chemo- hormone- radio- and
targeted therapy. An own chapter is devoted to the problems of fertility and pregnancy in
connection with all sarcomas variants of leiomyoma atypical smooth muscle tumors
disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis benign metastasizing leiomyoma intravenous
leiomyomatosis and endometrial stromal tumors endometrial stromal nodules endometrial stromal
tumor with sex cord-like elements (ESTSCLE) uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex-cord tumor
(UTROSCT) -and all mixed tumors - of the female genitalia. The book aims to identify and
provide diagnostic and therapeutic guidance. The listed tumor entities also constitute a
particular diagnostic challenge for pathologists that contains numerous pitfalls and
difficulties. This book therefore addresses gynecologists and pathologists in both clinical
and private practice but also surgeons and hemato-oncologists.
