Full Description
This atlas focuses on the principles of diagnosis and management of breast diseases with a target audience of trainees and junior consultants in gynaecology, together with SAS grade doctors, advanced care practitioners, and specialist nurses.
Key Features:
Provides an expert guide to the range of breast problems presenting for the gynaecologist
Offers a reliable summary of the possible diagnoses and follow-up management procedures involved
Guides the front-line clinician with the information to manage and advise patients with confidence
Contents
List of Contributors
1. Anatomy and physiology of the breast. 2. Symptomatic breast assessment. 3. Breast Cancer Staging and Imaging. 4. Principles of Breast Cancer Screening. 5. Lesions of Uncertain Malignant Potential: B3 lesions. 6. Breast Pathology. 7. Fibrocystic changes, fibroadenoma, papillary lesions and duct ectasia. 8. Breast Pain. 9. Nipple discharge. 10. Breast Sepsis. 11. Gynaecomastia: an overview with a focus on the surgical management. 12. Advising the breast cancer patient. 13. Surgical oncology of breast cancer. 14. Techniques for Partial and whole breast reconstruction. 15. Risk-reducing surgery, Ductal Carcinoma-In-Situ, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 16. Adjuvant treatments for Breast Cancer.
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