This comprehensive textbook incoporates all aspects of breast disease, including basic science, benign breast diseases, malignant neoplasms, diagnostics, multidisciplinary therapeutic options, and molecular biology research. It focuses on information useful for trainees, medical students, and practicing breast surgeons and oncologists. The highlight of the book is to present the controversies and arrive at a consensus in an evidence-based narrative. It aims to be useful not only for daily practice but also to establish a firm knowledge platform for clinicians and research scientists by outlining the guidelines for the treatment plan.
Key Features
• Has a global perspective and encourages implementation of the guidelines for management in daily practice
• Enriched with high-quality illustrations and flowcharts for easy understanding of trainees, fellows, and breast surgeons
• Covers the latest innovations and research in breast disease management
Author(s): Diptendra Kumar Sarkar
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2023
Language: English
Tags: Breast Diseases; Oncology; Breast Cancer; Primary Health Care & Family Practice; Breast Surgery; Medicine; General Family Practice; Radiation Therapy
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Editor
Contributors
CORE AREA I: EPIDEMIOLOGY
1. Epidemiology of Breast Cancer
CORE AREA II: RADIOLOGY
2. Breast Imaging for the Surgeon
CORE AREA III: PHYSIOLOGY AND BENIGN CONDITIONS
3. Developmental Anomalies of the Breast
4. Pathophysiology and Hormonal Factors Involved during Pregnancy and Lactation and Their Effects on Lactogenesis
5. Benign Breast Diseases
CORE AREA IV: ETIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BASIS, AND SCREENING
6. Etiopathogenesis, Risk Factors, and Genomics in Breast Cancer
7. Management of the High-Risk Patient
8. Breast Cancer Screening: A Need for Comparative Effectiveness Research
9. Management of High-Risk Lesions and In Situ Cancers
10. Staging of Breast Cancer
CORE AREA V: MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER
11. The Management of Impalpable Breast Lesions
12. Paget’s Disease of the Breast
13. Management of Early Breast Cancer
14. Controversies and Consensus in the Management of Axilla
15. Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
16. Special Considerations in Breast Cancer Management
16A. Breast Cancer and Fertility
16B. Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer
17. Male Breast Cancer
18. Prognostication in Breast Cancer
19. Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer
CORE AREA VI: OPERATIVE SURGERY IN BREAST CANCER
20. Breast Conservation Therapy
21. Principles in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
22. Principles of Breast Reconstruction
23. Surgical Management of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema
CORE AREA VII: ADJUVANT AND NEOADJUVANT THERAPY
24. Radiation Oncology: Practice Guidelines
25. Chemotherapeutic Interventions
26. Molecular Targets and Immunotherapy
CORE AREA VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
27. Special Issues in Breast Tumors
27A. Phyllodes Tumor
27B. Sarcoma Tumor
28. Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Issues and Solutions
29. Breast Cancer Survivorship
30. Recent Trials in Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
Index
