Main description:

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Management of Breast Cancer, and is edited by Dr. Catherine C. Parker. Articles will include: Screening mammography: recommendations and controversies; High risk breast cancer patients: genetics and indications for prophylactic mastectomy; Incorporation of biologic factors into breast cancer staging; Impact of advancing technology on diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer; Ductal Carcinoma In Situ; Management of the axilla in the patient with breast cancer; Definition and management of positive margins for invasive breast cancer; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for HER2-positive and triple negative breast cancer; Inflammatory breast cancer; Role of radiation in breast cancer; Breast cancer in the elderly; Evolution of operative technique for mastectomy; Breast reconstruction; Role of operative management in Stage IV breast cancer; Sarcomas of the breast; and more!

Contents:

Screening Mammography: Recommendations and Controversies

High Risk Breast Cancer Patients: Genetics and Indications for Prophylactic Mastectomy

Incorporation of Biologic Factors into Breast Cancer Staging

Impact of Advancing Technology on Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer

Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Management of The Axilla in The Patient with Breast Cancer

Definition and Management of Positive Margins for Invasive Breast Cancer

Future Developments in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Role of Radiation in Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer in The Elderly

Evolution of Operative Technique for Mastectomy

Breast Reconstruction

Role of Operative Management in Stage IV Breast Cancer

Sarcomas of The Breast