Breast Cancer [[electronic resource] ] : An Atlas of Investigation and Management

• Record Nr.: UNISA996339118903316
• Autore: Dixon J. M (J. Michael)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-96452-2; 9786611964528; 1-84692-589-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BarberMatthew D; ThomasJeremy St. J
• Disciplina: 616.99449
• Soggetti: Breast -- Cancer -- Atlases; Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Breast -- Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Breast -- Cancer -- Surgery; Breast -- Cancer; Breast Neoplasms -- atlases; Breast Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms -- therapy; Breast Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; General further reading; Chapter 1: Anatomy and physiologyof the breast; Chapter 2: Assessment of the breast; Chapter 3: Breast symptoms; Chapter 4: Breast screening; Chapter 5: Noninvasive malignanciesand conditions ; of uncertainmalignant potential; Chapter 6: Epidemiology ofbreast cancer; Chapter 7: Histology ofbreast cancer; Chapter 8: Staging of breast cancer; Chapter 9: Local treatment ofearly breast cancer; Chapter 10: Systemic treatment forearly breast cancer; Chapter 11: Treatment of locallyadvanced, metastatic andrecurrent breast cancerChapter 12: Aesthetic aspects of thetreatment of breast cancer; Chapter 13: Complications of thetreatment of breast cancer; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Meeting the needs of specialist surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, breast physicians and breast-care nurses, this atlas provides a comprehensive visual presentation of breast cancer. Compiled by leading experts in the UK, this book leads the reader through the anatomy of the breast, followed by a clear guide to the use of available imaging and diagnostic techniques, including ultrasound, mammography, histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Pertinent clinical information relating to clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and prognostic indicators are concisely outlined, and the assess