Full Description
Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers worldwide, with surgery still serving as the primary treatment modality. Up to 30% of breast cancers are impalpable at diagnosis, necessitating lesion localisation. Currently, wire-guided localisation remains the gold standard for managing non-palpable lesions. However, inherent limitations of this technique, combined with recent technological advances, have driven a progressive shift toward non-wire localisation methods. Similarly, the management of axillary tumours has evolved, moving from radical axillary surgery toward more conservative approaches, such as targeted axillary dissection.
This book, the first dedicated solely to these topics, provides an up-to-date guide on current trends, advanced knowledge, and practical skills. To support practitioners—including surgeons, radiologists, radiographers, and multidisciplinary teams—in updating their skills for daily clinical practice, this work provides a comprehensive overview of current trends, emerging knowledge, and practical tips.
Contents
Preface.- 1. Current update in the management of screen detected breast cancers.- 2. Surgical Management of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions.- 3. The Challenges in Management of Positive Surgical Margin Following Localisation of Impalpable Breast Cancers.- 4. Current Trends in Axillary Management.- 5. Current Update in Localization and Management of Breast Cancer in Neoadjuvant Therapy.- 6. Breast Wire Localisation: Techniques, Current Trends And Future.- 7. Localisation using Scout®.- 8. Localisation using magnetic - Magseed®.- 9. Localization using ROLL.- 10. Localisation using Iodine Seeds.- 11. Radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags for localising breast cancer and axillary lymph nodes.- 12. Localisation using Pintuition (Sirius Medical).- 13. Pathology Perspective of Analysing Histology Following Localisation of Impalpable Breast Cancer.- 14. Cost effectiveness of Non-wire Localisation techniques - Comparing different Techniques commonly used.- 15. Advances in Breast Lesion Localisation: Evidence-Based Technologies and Future Directions.- 16. The Future of Breast and Axilla Localisation.- Acknowledgement.
