Breast Diseases

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-57059-578-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

The authors are experts in the field of breast diseases and have compiled an up-to-the-minute, concise, and practical handbook that encapsulates current thinking on a wide range of topics from normal breast anatomy through the management of Stage IV breast cancer. This book helps us to identify patients at the highest echelon of risk. It also provides a greater understanding of the most fundamental mechanisms involved in breast cancer development and progression.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borgen, Patrick I.

Hill, Arnold D.K.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Anatomy of the Breast and Axilla 2. Assessment and Investigation of Common Breast Symptoms 3. Benign Breast Disease 4. Risk Factors, Screening and Prevention 5. Pathology, Prognosis and Staging of Breast Cancer 7. Breast Cancer Treatment—Surgery 8. Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer9. Treatment—Radiation10. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping11. Hereditary Breast Cancer

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick I. Borgen, M.D. Memorial S/,oan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. Arnold D.K. Hill, M.Ch., FRCSI, St. Vincents University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.