Full Description
An international team of experts presents both diagnostic and therapeutic colposcopy techniques in a format that combines the visual guidance of an atlas with the in-depth coverage of a text. Readers will also find valuable information on training and accreditation in different countries.
Contents
Section A: PRECLINICAL ISSUES 1. Epidemiology of HPV 2. The anatomy and pathology of lower genital tract intraepithelial neoplasia 3. Pathology of the cervix 4. Screening tools 5. Human papillomaviruses and cervical cancer development 6. The current and potential role of HPV recognition in the presentation and management of the lower genital tract intraepithelial neoplasia Section B: DIAGNOSTIC COLPOSCOPY 7. Basic colposcopic technique 8. Optimizing the colposcopy examination Section C: THERAPEUTIC COLPOSCOPY 9. Destructive methods of treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Section D: ANCILLARY ISSUES 10. LLETZ: Theoretical rationale, practical aspects, clinical experience, optimizing the technique 11. Difficult diagnostic and management problems in colposcopic practice 12. Cervical disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women Section E: MANAGEMENT OF LOWER GENITAL TRACT DISEASE 13. Vaccines 14. The ASCUS smear, borderline nuclear abnormalities, inflammatory smears 15. The treatment of grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 16. Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) 17. Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) 18. Microinvasive cancer of the cervix 19. Invasive cervical cancer 20. Invasive vulvar cancer 21. Invasive vaginal cancer 22. The management of atypical intraepithelial glandular lesions 23. Immune responses to HPV - prospects for immunotherapy 24. Ensuring high standards of practice Appendix 1: Standards and Quality in colposcopy Appendix 2: BSCCP/RCOG certificate syllabus Appendix 3: BCCP colposcopic audit form Appendix 4: Colposcopy clinic visit sheets
