Gynecologic Oncology | Specialists and Information

What is gynecologic oncology?

Gynecological oncology is a branch of gynecology and deals with the diagnosis, treatment and aftercare of benign and malignant tumor diseases in women.

In particular, this includes malignant gynecological cancers such as

• Breast cancer (breast carcinoma),
• ovarian cancer (ovarian carcinoma),
• cancer of the cervix (cervical carcinoma),
• cancer of the uterus (endometrial carcinoma),
• vaginal cancer (vaginal carcinoma) and
• vulvar cancer (vulvar carcinoma).

Benign gynecological diseases that are frequently diagnosed and treated in the field of gynecological oncology include

• fibroids,
• ovarian cysts and
• benign tumors of the uterus or labia.

In addition to surgical expertise, specialists in gynecological oncology also have knowledge of a wide range of diagnostic methods and disease-related pre- and post-treatments such as pre-operative and post-operative chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Therapeutic range of services in gynecological oncology

Gynecologic oncology offers a wide range of modern diagnostic and therapeutic measures. The range of therapeutic services offered by the gynaecological oncology department includes

• Surgical treatment of tumors of the ovary, breast or uterus,
• chemotherapy,
• immunotherapy,
• hormone therapy,
• radiotherapy of malignant gynecological cancers,
• laser therapy for the treatment of malignant changes in the labia or vagina and
• the treatment of fibroids or ovarian cysts.

One of the most frequently performed procedures in gynecological oncology is the complete or partial removal of the uterus(hysterectomy).

Gynecologic oncology operations can be performed using open surgery or endoscopic minimally invasive procedures.