Breast Disease: Diagnosis and Pathology

✍ Scribed by Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah İğci, Atilla Soran (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This first of two volumes provides and in-depth account of breast disease characteristics, imaging and diagnosis. Covering from breast anatomy and tumor biology to benign and malignant lesions this is an indispensable companion for breast specialists, medical oncologists, radiologists and pathologists. The book is organised in themed parts exploring topics such as epidemiology, risk factors, genetic biomarkers, pathological evaluation of tumors and biopsy techniques.

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 pathological and epidemiological aspects of breast disease. 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 breast cancer practitioners.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Breast Anatomy and Physiology....Pages 1-14
Benign Diseases of the Breast....Pages 15-22
Benign Breast Tumors....Pages 23-56
Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention....Pages 57-87
Breast Imaging and Image-Guided Biopsy Techniques....Pages 89-122
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ....Pages 123-129
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ....Pages 131-143
Biology and Genetics of Breast Cancer....Pages 145-160
Clinical Aspects of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors and ERBB2 Testing....Pages 161-185
Prognostic and Predictive Factors of Invasive Breast Cancer....Pages 187-206
Gene Arrays, Prognosis, and Therapeutic Interventions....Pages 207-227
Bone Marrow Micrometastases and Circulating Tumor Cells....Pages 229-239
Pathology of Breast Cancer....Pages 241-266
Intraoperative Pathological Examination of Breast Lesions....Pages 267-282
Fibroepithelial Tumors of the Breast....Pages 283-288
Mesenchymal Tumors of the Breast....Pages 289-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-298

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Imaging / Radiology; Pathology