Dongyou Liu, Ph.D., studied veterinary science at Hunan Agricultural University, China and undertook postgraduate training at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Over the past two decades, he has worked at several research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States of America, with focuses on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens such as ovine footrot bacterium (Dichelobacter nodosus), dermatophyte fungi (Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton ) and listeriae (Listeria species), as well as development of nucleic acid-based quality assurance models for security sensitive and emerging viral pathogens. Additionally, during the period of 1995-2001, he established and performed molecular tests at clinical laboratories for a range of human genetic disorders and cancers, including BRCA1, BRCA2, c-kit, B-/Tcell receptor gene rearrangements, t (11,14) chromosomal translocation, k-ras, fragile X syndrome, factor V Leiden, hemochromatosis and prothrombin mutations.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks
Chapter 2: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Chapter 3: Melanoma
Chapter 4: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 5: Angiosarcoma
Chapter 6: Leiomyosarcoma
Chapter 7: Liposarcoma
Chapter 8: Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Chapter 9: Rhabdomyosarcoma
Chapter 10: Synovial Sarcoma
Chapter 11: Chondrosarcoma
Chapter 12: Ewing Sarcoma
Chapter 13: Fibrosarcoma
Chapter 14: Osteosarcoma
Chapter 15: Bladder Cancer
Chapter 16: Breast Cancer
Chapter 17: Cervical Cancer
Chapter 18: Fallopian Tuber Broad Ligamentr and Peritoneal Cancer
Chapter 19: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
Chapter 20: Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 21: Penile Cancer
Chapter 22: Prostatic Cancer
Chapter 23: Renal Cancer
Chapter 24: Testicular Cancer
Chapter 25: Urethral Cancer
Chapter 26: Uterine Corpus Cancer
Chapter 27: Vaginal Cancer
Chapter 28: Vulvar Cancer