Diagnosis and Management of Breast Tumors : A Practical Handbook and Multidisciplinary Approach.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Overview of Evaluation and Management of Breast Diseases -- 1: Overview of Radiologic Quality Assurance and the Imaging Evaluation of Breast Lesions -- Quality Assurance in Breast Imaging -- Screening and Its Controversies -- Diagnostic Imaging -- Breast Density -- Ultrasound -- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) -- Screening MRI -- Imaging Evaluation of the Patient -- Breast Calcifications -- Bibliography -- 2: Overview of Pathology Evaluation of Breast Lesions and Quality Assurance -- Masses/Densities/Distortions: General Considerations -- Fibroepithelial Lesions: Fibroadenoma and Phyllodes Tumor -- Papillary Neoplasms -- Papillary Carcinomas -- Adenomyoepithelioma -- Fat Necrosis -- Radial Scar -- Hamartoma -- Myofibroblastoma -- Invasive Breast Carcinomas -- Surgical Excision of Mass Lesion/Density/Distortion -- Lymph Nodes -- Prognostic and Predictive Markers in Invasive Carcinoma -- Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors -- Proliferative Index -- HER2 -- Reporting -- Breast Calcifications -- Adequate Evaluation of Breast Calcifications by Pathologists -- References -- 3: Surgical Oncology Evaluation and Management of Breast Diseases -- History and Physical Examination -- Evaluation of Breast Symptoms and Findings -- Masses -- Nipple Discharge -- Breast Pain -- Changes of Nipple -- Use of Breast Imaging Modalities -- Biopsy Methods and Key Information -- Needle Biopsy -- Surgical Biopsy -- When Is This Appropriate? -- Methods for Localizing the Target Lesion -- Management of Benign Breast Conditions -- Fibrocystic Changes/Breast Pain -- Cysts -- Papillary Lesions -- Fibroadenomas -- Duct Ectasia -- Breast Infections -- Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis -- Trauma/Hematoma -- Radial Sclerosing Lesions (Radial Scar) -- Atypical Hyperplasia.

Workup of a Patient with Breast Cancer -- Imaging of the Breast -- What NOT to do for Most Patients -- Staging for More Advanced Cancers -- Treatment Options for Breast Cancer -- Appropriate Sequence of Surgery and Other Treatments -- Surgical Options for the Breast Primary: Breast Conservation Versus Total Mastectomy -- Staging of Regional Lymph Nodes with Clinically Negative Nodes -- Surgical Management of Regional Nodes for Patients with Clinically Positive Nodes -- Breast Conservation Methods -- Importance of Margins -- Methods for Margin Marking and Assessment -- Oncoplastic Resections -- Total Mastectomy, with or Without Reconstruction -- Options for Reconstruction -- Prosthetic Implants -- Autologous Tissue Reconstructions -- References -- 4: Breast Cancer: Overview of Decision Making by the Medical Oncologist -- Early-Stage Disease -- Patient Discussions -- Endocrine Therapy -- Chemotherapy -- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ -- Special Populations -- Age -- Pregnancy -- Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Treatment -- Stage 4 or Metastatic Disease -- References -- 5: Overview of Radiation Oncology Evaluation and Management of Breast Tumors -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) -- Local Management Options -- Ideal Candidate for Breast-Conserving Treatment -- Indications for Radiation -- Benefit of Radiation -- Absolute Radiation Contraindications -- Relative Contraindications -- Radiation Technique -- Factors for Consideration -- Selected Studies -- Mastectomy vs. Breast-Conserving Therapy -- Omission of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS -- Radiation Boost and Hypofractionation in DCIS -- Invasive Breast Cancer: The Role of Adjuvant Radiation in Breast-­Conserving Therapy -- Local Management Options -- Ideal Candidate for Breast-Conserving Treatment -- Indications for Radiation -- Benefit of Radiation.

Absolute Contraindications -- Relative Contraindications -- Radiation Technique -- Factors for Consideration -- Selected Studies -- Mastectomy vs. Breast-Conserving Therapy for Invasive Breast Cancer -- Radiation vs. Hormonal Therapy -- Radiation vs. Observation -- Meta-analyses of Radiation in Breast-Conserving Therapy -- Omission of Radiation in Older Patients -- Regional Nodal Irradiation in Breast-Conserving Therapy -- Radiation Boost -- Hypofractionation -- Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation -- Postmastectomy Radiation -- Indications for Postmastectomy Radiation for Invasive Breast Cancer -- Benefit of Postmastectomy Radiation -- Patients Who May Avoid Postmastectomy Radiation -- Absolute Contraindication -- Relative Contraindications -- Factors for Consideration -- Radiation Technique -- Selected Studies -- Survival Improvement of Patients with Positive Lymph Nodes -- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy -- Recurrent Disease -- References -- Part II: Representative Cases: Diagnosis, Management and Radiologic Pathologic Correlation of Common Breast Lesions/Tumors -- 6: Fibroepithelial Lesions -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Case 6 -- Case 7 -- Case 8 -- Case 9 -- References -- 7: Papillary Lesions -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Case 6 -- Case 7 -- Case 8 -- References -- 8: Proliferative and in situ Ductal and Lobular Breast Lesions -- Benign Proliferative Lesions -- High-Risk Lesions -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ -- References -- 9: Invasive Carcinomas -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Case 6 -- Case 7 -- Case 8 -- Case 9 -- Case 10 -- Case 11 -- Case 12 -- Case 13 -- Case 14 -- Invasive Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Management Considerations -- Breast Cancer Subtypes and Their Diagnostic Evaluation -- Local Therapy for Breast Cancer -- Neoadjuvant Therapy -- Adjuvant Chemotherapy.

Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy -- Post-therapy Surveillance -- Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings for the Radiology Section -- 10: Miscellaneous Conditions -- Fat Necrosis -- Abscess/Mastitis -- Imaging Findings -- Vascular Lesions -- Lactational adenoma and galactocele -- Fibrosis -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Case 6 -- Case 7 -- Case 8 -- Case 9 -- Case 10 -- Case 11 -- References -- Index.

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