Diseases of the breast / edited by Jay R. Harris ... [et al].

Includes references and index.

Contents

SECTION I. BREAST ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT
Breast Anatomy and Development Michael P. Osborne
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Breast Development Jeffrey M. Rosen

SECTION II. DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN BREAST DISEASES
Physical Examination of the Breast Monica Morrow
Management of the Palpable Breast David R. Brenin
Management of Disorders of the Ductal System and Infections J. Michael Dixon and Nigel J. Bundred
Management of Breast Pain Ian S. Fentiman
Abnormalities of the Breast in Pregnancy and Lactation Jeanne A. Petrek
Management of Gynecomastia Glenn D. Braunstein
Pathology of Benign Breast Disorders Stuart J. Schnitt and James L. Connolly

SECTION III. BREAST IMAGING AND INAGE- GUIDED BIOPSY TECHNIQUES
Screening for Breast Cancer Robert A. Smith and Carl J. D'Orsi
Imaging Analysis: Mammography Mark A. Helvie
Imaging Analysis: Ultrasound Ellen B. Mendelson
Imaging Analysis: MR Susan Orel
Imaging: New Techniques Matthew Freedman
Image-Guided Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions Luz A. Venta

SECTION IV. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ASSESSING AND MANAGING RISK
Non genetic factors in the causation of breast cancer
Inherited genetic factors and breast cancer
Newer techniques of risk assessment
e.tc

SECTION V. PATHOGENESIS OF BREAST CANCER
Genomic events in breast cancer progression Targeted therapeutics in breast cancer: challenges to success
The role of proteomic analyses in breast cancer
e.tc

SECTION VI: IN SITU CARCINOMA
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Biology and pathology
Lobular Carcinoma In situ: clinical management
e.tc

SECTION VII: PATHOLOGY, MARKERS , AND STAGING OF INVASIVE BEAST CANCER
Pathology of invasive breast cancer
The biology of Estrogen receptors
Clinical aspects of estrogen and progesterone receptors
e.tc

SECTION VII: LOCAL TREATMENT OF PRIMARY INVASIVE BREAST CANCER
Local management of invasive cancer breast
local management of invasive breast cancer: Axilla
Post mastectomy radiation therapy
breast construction
e.tc

SECTION IX: ADJUVANT SYSTEMIC THERAPY OF PRIMARY BREAST CANCER
Adjuvant endocine therapy
Adjuvant chemotherapy and chemondocrine therapy
Preoperative therapy for operable breast cancer
e.tc

SECTION X: SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC PROBLEMS
Locally advanced breast cancer
inflamatory breast cancer
male breast cancer
phylodes tumors
e.tc

SECTION XI: EVALUATION AFTER PRIMARY THERAPY AND MANAGEMENT OF RECURRENT BREAST CANCER
evaluation of patients after primary therapy
Local-regional recurrence after breast conservation treatment or mastectomy
Treatment of metastatic breast cancer: the role of Herceptin
Treatment of metastatic breast cancer

SECTION XII: NEW BREAST CANCER THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Angiogenesis inhibition in breast cancer
Immunology and immunotherapy
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

SECTION XIII: SITE-SPECIFIC THERAPY OF METASTIC BREAST CANCER
Brain metastates
Epidural metastatses
Leptomeningeal metastases
e.tc

SECTION XIV: BREAST CANCER IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Breast cancer in older women
breast cancer in young women
breast cancer in minority women
end-of-life considerations in patients with breast cancer

SECTION VX: ISSUES IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
Nursing care in patient management and quality
preserving and restoring function in breast cancer survivors
issues in breast cancer survivorship
lymphedema
e.tc

SECTION XVI: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
medical legal aspects of breast cancer evaluation and management
cost and cost-effectiveness considerations