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Kuerer's Breast Surgical Oncology

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ISBN-10: 0071601767

ISBN-13: 9780071601764

Edition: 2010

Authors: Henry Kuerer

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List price: $283.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 2/8/2010
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 1100
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 2.50" tall
Weight: 8.492
Language: English

Henry Mark Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACSis Professor and Director of the Breast Surgical Oncology Training Program at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Section Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Multidisciplinary Training for Breast Surgical Oncology
The Influence of the News Media and the Internet on Breast Cancer Patient Care and Research
Etiology, Assessing Risk, Initial Evaluation, and Management
Breast Carcinogenesis
Invasion
Metastatis
Epidemiology of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Screening
Components of a Breast Care Program
Establishing a Cancer Genetics Service
Genetic Predisposition Syndromes
Quantitative Risk Prediction
Chemoprevention in the Clinical Setting
Prophylactic Mastectomy
History, Physical Examination, and Staging
Initial AJCC Staging
Communicating a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Pathology of the Breast and Clinical Management
Breast Specimen Tissue Processing
Benign Conditions of the Breast
High-Risk Lesions: ALH/LCIS/ADH
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Paget Disease of the Breast
Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Male Breast Cancer
Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer
Nonepithelial Neoplasms of the Breast
Cytology in Breast Care Management
Pathology Post-Neoadjuvant Therapy
Axillary and Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation
Minimal Residual Cancer
Imaging
Mammography
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Anatomy and Ultrasound of the Breast and Atlas of Ultrasound Findings
Basic Breast Ultrasound, Certification, and Accreditation for the Surgeon
Screening Breast Ultrasound
Selection of Ultrasound Machine and Office Setup
Image-Guided Percutaneous Breast Biopsy
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Lymphatic Spread of Breast Cancer
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Systemic Staging and the Radiologic Work-Up of Abnormal Findings
Landmark Clinical Trials in Breast Surgical Oncology
Statistical Design and Analysis of Phase III Clinical Trials
Study Conduct
Protocol Components and Production
Tissue Acquisition and Banking for Breast Cancer
Funding for Clinical Trials
The NSABP Experience
The Milan Cancer Institute's Landmark Clinical Trials
The ACOSOG Experience
The EORTC Experience: From DCIS to Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
The UK Experience
The Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group Experience
The German Experience: Primary Systemic Therapy with Cytotoxic Agents
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Experience
The Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trials
The RTOG Experience
Operative Management
Paravertebral Block as an Anesthetic Technique in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery
Excisional Breast Biopsy
Tissue Marking and Processing
Needle Localization and Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization Techniques
Mammographic and Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance
Central Duct Exploration for Nipple Discharge
Endoscopy for Nipple Discharge
Intraductal Therapy
Cryoablation of Fibroadenomas
Breast-Conserving Surgery
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Modified Radical Mastectomy and Techniques for Avoiding Skin Necrosis
The Concept of Prophylactic Mastectomy
Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Nipple- and Areola-Sparing Mastectomy
Radical and Extended Radical Mastectomy
Management of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy
Surgery for Gynecomastia
Central Venous Access in Breast Oncology Patients, April Spencer
Surgery in Patients with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer
Plastic and Breast Reconstruction
The Epidemiology of Breast Reconstruction in North America
Oncologic Considerations for Breast Reconstruction
Considerations and Strategies for the Timing of Breast Reconstruction
Partial Breast Reconstruction Using Local Tissue
Immediate Repair of Partial Mastectomy Defects Using Perforator Flaps
Correction of Partial Breast Deformities with the Lipomodeling Technique
Implant-Based Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction with the Autogenous Latissimus Flap
Total Breast Reconstruction Using Autologous Tissue: TRAM, DIEP, and SIEA Flaps
Systemic Therapy of Breast Cancer
General NCCN Guidelines
Selection of Patients for Therapy
Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Endocrine Therapy
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Biologic Therapy
Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Vaccines
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Radiation
Conceptual Basis and Principles of Radiation Oncology
Whole-Breast Radiation Following Breast-Conserving Therapy for Noninvasive and Invasive Cancers
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Disease
Follow-up and Complications Following Diagnosis and Therapy
Guidelines for Follow-Up
Tumor Registry
Psychosocial
Fertility, Sexuality, and Menopausal Symptom Management
Disparities in Breast Cancer
Surgical Complications and Management
Lymphedema
Diet and Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivorship
Index