title: Gynecologic tumors: how to communicate imaging results to the surgeon.
abstract: Gynecologic cancers are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for female patients, with an estimated 88,750 new cancer cases and 29,520 deaths in the United States in 2012. To offer the best treatment options to patients it is important that the radiologist, surgeon, radiation oncologist, and gynecologic oncologist work together with a multidisciplinary approach. Using the available diagnostic imaging modalities, the radiologist must give appropriate information to the surgeon in order to plan the best surgical approach and its timing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calareso
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, via A.di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Maria
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Vanna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanagnolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazzari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Agnese
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cecconi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy; Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, via A.di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellomi
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed