MORROW'S GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SURGERY. 2ND EDITION

• Chapters 1-3: The first three Chapters are devoted to issues common to all major surgery, and constitute the framework into which the specific surgical procedures must be integrated to optimize a successful outcome.
I Basic Surgical Principles
II Preoperative Assessment: Evaluation and Preparation
III Postoperative Care
• Chapter 4: Chapter IV is dedicated to surgical anatomy, which is the fundamental basis of all surgical procedures. It is replete with detailed drawings of all regions of the body important to the gynecologic cancer surgeon.
IV Surgical Anatomy
• Chapter 5: Wound healing is impaired in many patients with gynecologic cancer, especially the malnourished or irradiated patient. Thus, the gynecologic oncologist must be well versed in the identification of and alleviation of malnutrition, the adverse effects of radiation on wound and operative complications, and the selection and performance of the best incision for the anticipated operative procedure.
V Wound Healing and Incisions
• Chapters 6 -7: Surgery on the bowel and urinary tract are an important part of some operations for gynecologic cancers. The management of complications related to these organ systems whether a consequence of the tumor itself, or surgery or radiation therapy is of vital relevance to gynecologic oncology. All these issues are discussed in detail in Chapters VI and VII.
VI Surgery on the Intestinal Tract
VII Surgery on the Urinary Tract
• Chapter 8: One of the most important mangement phases of some gynecologic cancers is the reconstruction of the operative site (perineum, vagina). The indications for, and postoperative care of skin grafts, local flaps, and myocutaneous flaps are presented in addition to the step-by-step description of these procedures.
VIII Reconstructive Surgery
• Chapters 9 -13: The discussion and detailed description of the surgical procedures are integrated into Chapters IX-XIII in an organ-centered arrangement maximizing the association of the treatment with the known behavior, prognosis, and extent of the various neoplasms.
For each operation there is an accompanying discussion of the indications for the procedure, the details of the associated surgical procedures, the potential postoperative complications and their management.
IX Surgery for Vulvar Neoplasia
X Surgery for Cervical Neoplasia
XI Management of Uterine Neoplasia
XII Surgery for Ovarian Neoplasia
XIII Tumors of the Vagina, Broad Ligament, and Fallopian Tube
• Final Chapter: The final Chapter on the trophoblastic tumors of pregnancy, the malignant forms of which are rare, relatively easy to diagnose, and highly curable with chemotherapy. Unfortunately they are also lethal if not diagnosed early and managed correctly.

Morrow’s Gynecologic Cancer Surgery, 2nd Edition is an invaluable comprehensive surgical text book resource containing step-by-step written and illustrated descriptions of all the important operations in the field of gynecologic oncology.
Benefit from the concise coverage of the relevant anatomy, surgical principles, pre-and postoperative care, and management of surgical complications, written by one of the world’s leading gynecologic oncology surgeon.
Extensively illustrated and well-documented by an abundance of references to the scientific literature, Morrow’s Gynecologic Cancer Surgery, 2nd Edition is a timeless classic which will be consulted endlessly.

Author
C. Paul Morrow, MD, received his BA degree magna cum laude from Carroll College, Helena, Montana, and his MD degree magna cum laude from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. He served two years of duty as a medical officer in the United States Navy and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Subsequently he spent two years as an National Institute of Health fellow in gynecology at the MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Morrow is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and has subspecialty certification in gynecologic oncology. He has been the recipient of many honors, including Resident Teaching awards and society memberships. He has been president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, the Felix Rutledge Society, and the Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists. He is also a member of the American Obstetrical and Gynecological Society and the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Morrow is currently the Charles and Helen Ann Langmade Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. He is former Director of theGynecologicOncologyProgram at the Los Angeles County – USC Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the USC Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital. During his academic career, his research has focused on endometrial cancer, management, trophoblastic tumors, reconstructive surgery, and vulvar diseases. He was for many years a Principle Investigator in the Gynecologic Oncology Group and a member of the GOG Protocol Committee. Dr. Morrow has authored/co authored more than 100 peer reviewed scientific publications, and he is the senior author of both a textbook and a surgery book on gynecologic cancer. He has edited or co edited numerous books including, for several years, the Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynecology.