Breast Disease [electronic resource] : Management and Therapies /
Aydiner, Adnan.editor.
İgci, Abdullah.editor.
Soran, Atilla.editor.
This second volume of the handbook on breast disease provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinical stage. Among the themed parts are a section dedicated to special therapeutic problems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget’s disease and phyllodes tumors, and a section on supportive and follow-up care. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer, this book is a must- have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number of colored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this work enables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases. Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insight into clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Section I Invasive Breast Cancer Biopsy Techniques in non-Palpable or Palpable Breast Lesions -- Evaluation of Patients for Metastases Prior To Primary Therapy -- Staging of Breast Cancer -- Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer -- Evaluation of Axillary Nodes -- Breast Reconstruction -- Adjuvant Systemic Therapy: Endocrine Therapy -- Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for HER2-Negative Disease -- Adjuvant Therapy for Her-2/neu positive Early Breast Cancer -- Post-Mastectomy Adjuvant Radiotherapy (PMRT) -- Adjuvant Radiation Therapy after Preoperative Chemotherapy -- Breast-Conserving Therapy: Hypofractionated and Conventional Whole-Breast Irradiation and Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation -- Section II Preoperative systemic therapy Preoperative Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer -- Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer -- Systemic Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- Systemic Therapy for Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- This second volume of the handbook on breast disease provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinical stage. Among the themed parts are a section dedicated to special therapeutic problems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget’s disease and phyllodes tumors, and a section on supportive and follow-up care. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer, this book is a must- have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number of colored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this work enables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases. Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insight into clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists.
Oncology  .
Surgical oncology.
Radiology.
Oncology.
Surgical Oncology.
Imaging / Radiology.