This updated New Edition provides a complete yet concise understanding of breast cancer-from biology, pathology, and screening through diagnosis, treatment, long-term follow-up, and adjuvant care. Its practical, multidisciplinary focus addresses the concerns of every member of the health care team. A unique question-and-answer format offers clear answers to clinical questions, enhancing communication among physicians, nurses, and patients.Considers the full range of management options, including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and monoclonal antibody therapy.Uses a question-and-answer format to make reference easy.Saves time by examining only well-established, proven diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.Incorporates new chapters on needle biopsy, lymph node pathology, sonography, new diagnostic imaging modalities, MRI, emerging surgical approaches (such as radiofrequency and cryoablative techniques), and medicolegal issues.Offers brand-new coverage of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy, molecular pathology, and the latest chemotherapeutic options.Presents 50% new contributors who are international leaders in molecular biology, genetics, radiology, pathology, surgery, and oncology.Delivers nearly 300 new clinical photographs and line illustrations.With 60 additional contributing experts.
Author(s): Daniel F. Roses
Edition: 2
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 688
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Contributors......Page 3
1. Epidemiology of Breast Cancer......Page 9
2. The Oncogenetic Basis of Breast Cancer......Page 21
3. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology of Breast Cancer......Page 33
4. Hormonal Influences on Oncogenesis and Growth of Breast Cancer......Page 48
5. Risk Factors for Development of Breast Cancer......Page 55
6. Prevention of Breast Cancer......Page 64
7. Pathologic Evolution of Preinvasive Breast Cancer: The Atypical Hyperplasias......Page 80
8. Pathology of In Situ Breast Cancer......Page 88
9. Pathology of Invasive Breast Cancer......Page 101
10. Pathology of Special Forms of Breast Cancer......Page 114
11. Pathology of Regional Lymph Nodes......Page 140
12. Molecular Pathology Assays for Breast Cancer......Page 148
13. Surveillance Strategy for Detection of Breast Cancer......Page 172
14. Clinical Assessment of Breast Cancer and Benign Breast Disease......Page 182
15. Mammographic Diagnosis of Breast Cancer......Page 212
16. Sonographic Diagnosis of Breast Cancer......Page 247
17. Needle Biopsy Diagnosis of Breast Cancer......Page 270
18. Advanced Technology and Diagnostic Strategy for Breast Cancer......Page 291
19. Evaluating and Staging the Patient with Breast Cancer......Page 305
20. Genetic Counseling for Patients with Breast Cancer and Their Families......Page 315
21. Development of Modern Breast Cancer Treatment......Page 327
22. Multimodality Treatment of Breast Cancer......Page 349
23. Treatment of In Situ Breast Cancer......Page 377
24. Surgery for Breast Cancer......Page 394
25. Reconstruction Following Surgery for Breast Cancer......Page 453
26. Radiotherapy for In Situ,Stage I, and Stage II Breast Cancer......Page 491
27. Systemic Treatment for Stage I and Stage II Breast Cancer......Page 529
28. Treatment of Bilateral Breast Cancer......Page 548
29. Treatment of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer......Page 558
30. Emerging Local Treatment Modalities for Breast Cancer......Page 565
31. Surveillance Following Breast Cancer Treatment......Page 573
32. Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer......Page 582
33. Surgical Treatment of Patients at High Risk of Breast Cancer......Page 677
34. Treatment of Unusual Malignant Neoplasias and Clinical Presentations......Page 682
35. Treatment of the Pregnant Patient with Breast Cancer......Page 699
36. Treatment of Male Breast Cancer......Page 719
37. Gynecologic Management of the Woman with Breast Cancer......Page 728
38. Needs of Breast Cancer Patients and Their Families:Psychosocial Adaptation......Page 739
39. Rehabilitation and Nursing Care......Page 755
40. Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment......Page 764
Index......Page 771
