Main description:

Breast Cancer: A New Era in Management provides a compendium of succinct analysis of the many facets involved in the present day management of the breast cancer patient. The text provides the clinician or student with basic foundational knowledge in the rapidly expanding areas of expertise that are required for both the diagnosis and treatment of the breast cancer patient. Each topic, whether diagnostic or therapeutic, is presented in a straightforward fashion incorporating as part of each topic a description of the historical clinical landmarks leading to the present day, their present day position in the care of the breast patient, and finally, an assessment of possible future application and adaptation in clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on clear and concise explanations of each topic presented in stepwise fashion from fundamental elements to the more complex.

Breast Cancer: A New Era in Management will act as a ready reference for the practicing surgeon and students seeking practical information on a particular clinical topic or scenario.

Contents:

1. Risk Assessment: Alan B. Hollingsworth

2. The impact of mammography screening on the diagnosis and management of early phase breast cancer: Laszlo Tabar, Peter B Dean, Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Sherry Yueh-Hsia Chiu, Tibor Tot, Robert A. Smith, Stephen W. Duffy

3. The Sick Lobe Syndrome: Tibor Tot

Image Based Intervention

4. Lobar Ultrasonic Breast Anatomy: Dominique Amy

5. The Surgical Approach to the "Sick Lobe": Giancarlo Dolfin

6. Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Tissue Sampling: Technique And Breast Ultrasound Characteristics Of Benign And Malignant Lesions: Ed Donahue

7. Role of Stereotaxis in Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Tumors: Kambiz Dowlatshahi, A Katz

8. Breast MR for Treatment Planning: Steven E. Harms

9. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Gary Levine, January Lopez

Ablative Surgical Techniques

10. Interstitial Laser Therapy (Ilt) Of Breast Tumors: Kambiz Dowlatshahi, R Alvardo

11. Cryoablation For Breast Cancer: Deanna Attai

12. RF Therapy: Sheldon Feldman, Ananthakrishnan

13. HiFrequency Ultrasound: David Brenin

Surgical Management of the Breast

14. High Risk Lesions: Jill Dietz

15. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast: Melvin J Silverstein, Michael D Lagios

16. The Surgical Management of Invasive Breast Cancer: Beth C. Freedman, Alyssa Gillego, Susan K. Boolbol

17. Surgical Management of the Axilla: Jennifer H Lin, Catherine M Dang, Armando E Guiliano

18. Radiotherapy of the Breast: Frederick M Dirbas, Amanda Francescatti Darius Francescatti

19. Systemic Therapy: Ruta Rao