Diseases of the breast
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Diseases of the breast
Lippincott-Raven Publishers, c1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This is a study of the examination, diagnosis and treatment of all conditions of the breast. It offers a multidisciplinary approach to treatment that includes surgery, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and radiation - alone or in combination. There are discussions of benign conditions, mammographic abnormalities and management of in-situ cancers, and there is information on adjuvant systemic therapy and the treatment of metastases.
Table of Contents
- Breast development and anatomy
- biochemical control of breast development
- aetiology and pathogenesis
- benign disorders
- clinical evaluation
- screening for breast cancer
- management of common breast disorders
- biopsy techniques
- management of the high-risk patient and the concerned patient
- prevention of breast cancer
- in-situ carcinomas
- natural history of breast cancer
- pathology
- molecular pathology
- staging
- prognostic and predictive factors
- treatment of early-stage breast cancer
- treatment of locally-advanced and inflammatory breast cancer
- reconstructive breast surgery
- follow-up after primary treatment
- local recurrence after masectomy or CS+RT
- treatment of metastic disease
- specific sites and emergencies
- special therapeutic problems
- patient rehabilitation and support
- organizing a breast centre
- basic tools for advancing knowledge in breast cancer.
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