Main description:

Ever since the publication of the first edition in 1997, the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series has met the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants by providing contemporary, evidence-based information on the sub-specialist areas relevant to their general surgical practice. All eight volumes are thoroughly edited and supported by evidence-based references to support key recommendations. This new Fourth Edition brings together the relevant state-of-the-art specialist information that the editors and authors consider important for the practising sub-specialist general surgeon. Purchase of a print book also includes a downloadable version of the eBook.

Contents:

. The role of imaging in breast diagnosis including screening and excision of impalpable lesions
. Pathology and biology of breast cancer
. Ductoscopy and the intraductal approach to breast cancer
. 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
. Prevention of breast cancer: the genetics of breast cancer and risk-reducing surgery
. Breast reconstruction
. Breast cancer treatments of uncommon diseases
. Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ
. The role of systemic therapy in patients with operable breast cancer
. Locally advanced breast cancer
. Metastatic disease and palliative care
. Adjuvant radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer
. Psychosocial issues in breast cancer
. Benign breast disease
. Litigation in breast disease
. Index