Genetic Testing and Management of Patients with Hereditary Breast Cancer Susan M. Domchek Beth N. Peshkin Marc D. Schwartz Claudine Isaacs Genetic counseling and testing are increasingly an integral component…
Inherited Genetic Factors and Breast Cancer Alan Ashworth Although much remains to be learned about the heritable factors involved, enormous strides have been made in the past two decades in…
Image-Guided Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions Janice S. Sung Christopher E. Comstock IMAGE-GUIDED BIOPSY OF NONPALPABLE BREAST LESIONS The increasing use of mammography, ultrasound, and breast MRI to screen asymptomatic…
New Breast Imaging Techniques Maxine S. Jochelson More than ever before, the cost of medical care and concern for radiation exposure are being taken into account in the process of…
Imaging Analysis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Susan P. Weinstein Susan Orel Roth Major advances have been made in the field of MR imaging of the breast since the first report of…
Imaging Analysis: Mammography Mark A. Helvie Stephanie K. Patterson Mammography is widely practiced in the United States and internationally for screening and diagnostic indications. High-quality examinations and interpretations are necessary…
Imaging Analysis: Ultrasonography Emily L. Sedgwick The use of breast ultrasound for the characterization of breast masses was described as early as 1966 in a Russian journal (1). For many…
Pathology of Benign Breast Disorders Laura C. Collins Stuart J. Schnitt The term benign breast disorders encompasses a heteroge-neous group of lesions that may present as a palpable mass, a…
Breast Cancer Screening Christoph I. Lee Joann G. Elmore INTRODUCTION Until breast cancer can be prevented, regular screening programs are widely recommended for asymptomatic women. The rationale behind such programs…
Management of Gynecomastia Glenn D. Braunstein Benign proliferation of the glandular tissue of the male breast constitutes the histologic hallmark of gynecomastia, which, if sufficiently great, appears clinically as palpable…
