Neoadjuvant Therapy
17 Neoadjuvant Therapy Susanne Briest, Vered Stearns KEY POINTS • Neoadjuvant or preoperative or primary systemic chemotherapy became widely accepted in the treatment of patients with inoperable locally advanced disease,…
Mammary Ductoscopy
24 Mammary Ductoscopy Edward R. Sauter KEY POINTS • Currently available breast cancer screening tools such as mammography and breast examination miss up to 40% of early breast cancers and…
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
23 Breast Cancer and Pregnancy Scott W. McGee, Donald C. Doll KEY POINTS • Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is defined as breast cancer occurring in pregnancy or within 1 year…
The Use of Molecular Profiles in the Management of Breast Cancer
21 The Use of Molecular Profiles in the Management of Breast Cancer Anthony D. Elias KEY POINTS • Biologic subtypes of breast cancer are currently defined by the presence of…
Radiation Oncology
16 Radiation Oncology Richard Zellars, Timothy George, Lee Myers KEY POINTS • Outcomes in overall survival with mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy (BCT) are similar. • Results of the National Surgical…
Ductal and Lobular Proliferations: Preinvasive Breast Disease
2 Ductal and Lobular Proliferations: Preinvasive Breast Disease Meenakshi Singh, Jon V. Rittenbach KEY POINTS • Epithelial proliferative diseases of the breast most commonly arise adjacent to or from the…
Screening of High-Risk Patients
9 Screening of High-Risk Patients James P. Borgstede, Brian M. Bagrosky KEY POINTS • Although most women who develop breast cancer have no elevated risk factors, a small group of…
Surveillance and Detection of Recurrence of Breast Cancer
20 Surveillance and Detection of Recurrence of Breast Cancer Peter Kabos, Virginia F. Borges KEY POINTS • Surveillance of breast cancer survivors forms an integral part of their care, and…
Oncoplastic Surgical Techniques for the Partial Mastectomy
14 Oncoplastic Surgical Techniques for the Partial Mastectomy Chin-Yau Chen, Kristine E. Calhoun, Benjamin O. Anderson KEY POINTS • Oncoplastic surgery is a technique that achieves wide surgical margins while…
Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
19 Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Anthony D. Elias, Daniel Bowles, Peter Kabos KEY POINTS • The most common subtypes of breast cancer are the estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-amplified, and the triple-negative…
