Main description:

Breast Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

. The role of imaging in breast diagnosis including screening and excision of impalpable lesions
. Pathology and biology of breast cancer
. Nipple discharge and the role of ductoscopy in breast diseases
. Breast-conserving surgery: the balance between good cosmesis and local control
. Techniques of mastectomy - tips and pitfalls
. Oncoplastic procedures to allow breast conservation and a satisfactory cosmetic outcome
. The axilla: current management including sentinel node and lymphoedema
. The genetics of breast cancer, risk-reducing surgery and prevention
. Breast reconstruction
. Breast cancer treatments of uncommon diseases
. Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ
. The role of adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with operable breast cancer
. Locally advanced breast cancer
. Metastatic disease and palliative care
. The role of adjuvant radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer
. Psychosocial issues in breast cancer
. Benign breast disease
. Litigation in breast disease
. Index