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Management of breast diseases /

Management of breast diseases / Ismail Jatoi, Manfred Kaufmann, eds. - Heidelberg : Springer, c2010. - xvii, 671 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy and physiology of the breast -- Congenital and developmental abnormalities of the breast -- Nipple discharge -- Mastalgia -- Management of common lactation and breastfeeding problems -- Evaluation of a breast mass -- Breast cancer epidemiology -- Breast cancer screening -- Breast imaging -- Premalignant and malignant breast pathology -- Lobular carcinoma in situ -- Ductal carcinoma in situ -- Surgical considerations in the management of primary invasive breast cancer -- Sentinel node concept -- Breast reconstructive surgery -- The role of radiotherapy in breast cancer management. Adjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer: an overview -- Endocrine therapy -- Chemotherapeutic agents -- HER2-targeted therapy -- Inflammatory and locally advanced breast cancer -- Preoperative (neoadjuvant) systemic therapy -- Metastatic breast cancer -- Hormone replacement therapy: a critical review -- Breast diseases in males -- Breast cancer in the elderly -- Breast cancer in younger women -- Psychological support for the breast cancer patient -- Management of the patient with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer -- Chemoprevention of breast cancer -- Design, implementation, and interpretation of clinical trials -- Structure of breast care center -- Medicolegal pitfalls in breast cancer diagnosis and management.

9783540697428 (hbk. : alk. paper) 354069742X (hbk. : alk. paper) 9783540697435 (eISBN) 3540697438 (eISBN)

2009934509

GBA987399 bnb

101523628 DNLM


Breast--Diseases--Treatment.
Breast Neoplasms--therapy.
Breast Diseases--therapy.
Medicine.

RG491.M36 2010

618.1/9

2010 A-964 WP 870 / M2659 2010

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