Breast Cancer

Description

Breast Cancer, the second volume in the MD Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology series, this book provides the general surgeon, surgical oncologist, and medical oncologist with the state-of-the art multimodality care for breast cancer. Divided into five sections, the text brings the field's recognized esperts addressing the current status of breast imaging, breast pathology, the role of breast surgery including management of in situ and early stage carcinoma, prophylatic mastectomy, axillary node dissection, sentinel node and lymphatic mapping, and outpatient mastectomy, as well as coverage of special selected topics featuring breast cancer in pregnancy, inflammatory breast cancer and breast sarcoma. An important section on future research reviews on-going studies for the use of in situ laser ablation, cryosurgery, and translational research to bring the busy practitioner up-to-date on state-of-the art advances. This book is a must-have resource on the full specturm of current and prospective treatment options for this challenging disease. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-3 Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy of Breast Lesions: Experience at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center....Pages 4-17 Role of Sonography in Patients with Breast Cancer....Pages 18-52 Breast Scintigraphy....Pages 53-65 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast....Pages 66-83 Fine-Needle Aspiration versus Core Needle Biopsy for Diagnosis of Nonpalpable and Palpable Breast Lesions....Pages 84-92 Prognostic Factors for Invasive Breast Cancer....Pages 93-119 Breast Specimen Evaluation....Pages 120-131 Surgical and Medical Management of In Situ and Early Stage Breast Carcinoma....Pages 132-148 Prophylactic Mastectomy....Pages 149-154 Current Status of Axillary Node Dissection....Pages 155-170 Role for Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy in Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer....Pages 171-183 Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction....Pages 184-195 Breast Conservation after Tumor Downstaging with Induction Chemotherapy....Pages 196-207 Postmastectomy Irradiation: Indications and Techniques....Pages 208-223 Outpatient Mastectomy....Pages 224-232 Surveillance Studies and Long-Term Follow-Up Care....Pages 233-238 Hereditary Breast Cancer....Pages 239-252 Breast Cancer During Pregnancy....Pages 253-261 Paget’s Disease of the Nipple-Areola Complex....Pages 262-272 Breast Sarcoma....Pages 273-283 Male Breast Cancer....Pages 284-293 Inflammatory Breast Cancer....Pages 294-305 Dose-Intensive Therapy with Autologous Blood Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation for Treatment of Breast Cancer....Pages 306-320 In Situ Laser Ablation....Pages 321-331 Cryosurgery....Pages 332-344 Translational Research in Breast Cancer....Pages 345-356 Back Matter....Pages 357-365