Author Information: Daniel L Clarke-Pearson, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, North Carolina, USA; John T Soper, MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, North Carolina, USA

Over the past three decades, as the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology has matured into a broad and diverse group of skills and disciplines, it has become apparent that there are diagnoses and conditions in gynecologic oncology where the obstetrician-gynecologist has a level of uncertainty, or lack of confidence in his ability or knowledge base to adequately manage the patient and therefore refers the patient to a gynecologic oncologist.

This text portrays the advances in the field and reviews the current management of a number of gynaecologic conditions to give the reader the confidence needed to deal with these issues. The distinguides Editors have crafted the book to include:

* Case vignettes to provide clinical context
* Pathology notes to aid diagnostic outcomes
* Management guidance for obgyn practitioners to enable the best outcome for their patients

Each topic is introduced with a concise overview followed by case-based scenarios which discuss the specific management of common problems.