Breast Cancer: A Guide to Clinical Practice

Description

This book is a practical guide to the management of patients with breast malignancies. It serves as a quick reference book that gives the most up-to-date routine practical management strategies of breast cancer. Written and edited by leading experts, this handbook focuses on the application of conventional and novel treatment strategies to the care of patients with malignant breast disease and all stages of breast cancer. The chapters provide evidence-based treatment strategies for all patient subsets. Surgical, radiation, and medical treatment options are all discussed for each stage of breast cancer. It also includes the definitions of statistical terminologies and their usage in clinical practice and research. This is a comprehensive yet concise resource for residents, fellows, and early-career practitioners. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Decision Pathways in Breast Cancer Management (Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Neslihan Cabioglu, Leyla Ozer, Fatma Sen, Serkan Keskin et al.)....Pages 3-97 Breast Cancer Staging (Neslihan Cabioglu, Ekrem Yavuz, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 99-122 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 Pathology of Breast Cancer (Sitki Tuzlali, Ekrem Yavuz)....Pages 125-150 Mesenchymal and Fibroepithelial Tumors of the Breast (Ekrem Yavuz, Sitki Tuzlali)....Pages 151-161 Intraoperative Pathological Examination of Breast Lesions (Ekrem Yavuz, Sitki Tuzlali)....Pages 163-170 Prognostic and Predictive Factors (Sitki Tuzlali, Ekrem Yavuz)....Pages 171-186 Front Matter ....Pages 187-187 Breast Imaging (Ravza Yilmaz)....Pages 189-222 Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Breast Cancer (Cuneyt Turkmen)....Pages 223-237 Front Matter ....Pages 239-239 Preoperative Systemic Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer (Yesim Eralp)....Pages 241-261 Preoperative Systemic Therapy for Non-Inflammatory Locally Advanced Breast Cancer (Serkan Keskin, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 263-275 Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Nilufer Guler)....Pages 277-300 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 In Situ Cancer Treatment (Hasan Karanlik, Abdullah Igci)....Pages 303-310 Surgical Approach in Invasive Breast Cancer (Hasan Karanlik, Abdullah Igci)....Pages 311-334 Evaluation of Axillary Nodes (Mahmut Muslumanoglu)....Pages 335-353 Front Matter ....Pages 355-355 Adjuvant Chemotherapy for HER2-Negative Early-Stage Breast Cancer (Leyla Ozer, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 357-381 Adjuvant Therapy for HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer (Soley Bayraktar, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 383-411 Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer (Ibrahim Yildiz, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 413-432 Bone-Targeted Therapy in Early Breast Cancer (Ece Esin, Irfan Cicin)....Pages 433-441 Front Matter ....Pages 443-443 Early-Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy (Kamuran Arslan Ibis, Makbule Tambas, Seden Kucucuk)....Pages 445-462 Adjuvant Radiotherapy After Preoperative Chemotherapy (Makbule Tambas, Kamuran Arslan Ibis, Merdan Fayda)....Pages 463-471 Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy (Kamuran Arslan Ibis, Seden Kucucuk)....Pages 473-480 Front Matter ....Pages 481-481 Systemic Treatment of HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer (Soley Bayraktar, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 483-508 Systemic Treatment of HER2-Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer (Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 509-531 Endocrine Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer (Fatma Sen, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 533-555 Bone-Targeted Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer (Ece Esin, Irfan Cicin)....Pages 557-563 Biostatistical and Epidemiological Terms Frequently Used in Breast Cancer Research (Rian Disci)....Pages 565-585 Systemic Treatment Drugs and Regimens (Naziye Ak, Adnan Aydiner)....Pages 587-608 Back Matter ....Pages 609-615