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Medicine & Public Health
Gynecology
**an Zheng
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Cervical Cancer Development, Screening, and Prevention
Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common cancer in women globally with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths in 2020. Most cases (75–85%) are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), with a smaller p...
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Endometriosis and Endometriosis-Associated Tumors
Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory disorder that affects ~10% of reproductive-aged women. The condition, characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the ...
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Endometrial Carcinogenesis
The conventional dualistic model of endometrial cancer (types I and II) has been the mainstay in clinical practice for decades. However, recent advances show that this model does not capture the heterogeneity ...
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Unveiling Residual Diseases of Endometrial Precancer/Cancer After Progestin Therapy
The widespread use of progestin therapy for endometrial precancer/cancer introduces complexities in the interpretation of pathology specimens. This chapter delves into the nuanced morphological changes trigger...
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Peritoneum and Broad Ligament
The peritoneum is a site for diverse nonneoplastic and neoplastic disease processes, including those encountered in many other organ systems in the body. A recent theory is that Müllerian peritoneal/omental se...
