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Edited by Albert Altchek and Liane Deligdisch. 492 pp., illustrated. New York, Igaku-Shoin, 1996. $119.95. ISBN 0-89640-263-0.

The ovary is one of the most interesting organs in women. Besides its physiologic role — to produce steroid hormones and eggs — it gives rise to a wide array of neoplasms, benign and malignant. The editors of this book attempt to discuss in a single volume the normal and pathologic embryology, anatomy, and reproductive physiology of the ovary, with substantial emphasis on neoplasia. This juxtaposition of reproductive endocrinology and gynecologic oncology does not follow the traditional lines of clinical subspecialization, but it does allow a comprehensive overview of the biology of the ovary that cannot be found elsewhere.

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