Surveillance of Patients following Primary Therapy Robert W. Carlson The success of therapy for breast cancer results in an increasing number of breast cancer survivors being monitored for the development…
Occult Primary Cancer with Axillary Metastases Alain Fourquet Youlia M. Kirova Breast cancer can sometimes present as an isolated axillary adenopathy without any detectable breast tumor by palpation or radiologic…
Breast Cancer during Pregnancy and Subsequent Pregnancy in Breast Cancer Survivors Jennifer K. Litton Richard L. Theriault INTRODUCTION Pregnancy and fertility issues have become a significant concern for younger breast…
Nonepithelial Malignancies of the Breast Francisco J. Esteva Carolina Gutiérrez Nonepithelial malignancies of the breast account for less than 1% of breast tumors. The most common primary nonepithelial breast cancers…
Paget’s Disease Nora M. Hansen Paget’s disease, a rare presentation of breast cancer accounts for 1% to 3% of all breast cancers (1, 2). The majority of cases are associated…
Phyllodes Tumors Kristine E. Calhoun Kimberly H. Allison Janice N. Kim Habib Rahbar Benjamin O. Anderson PHYLLODES NOMENCLATURE Phyllodes tumors are fibroepithelial breast tumors capable of a diverse range of…
Male Breast Cancer Sarika Jain William J. Gradishar EPIDEMIOLOGY Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease worldwide. As a result of its rarity, it is treated similarly to female…
Preoperative Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer Marc E. Lippman Preoperative (or neoadjuvant) systemic therapy for breast cancer is a rapidly changing field with complex issues surrounding appropriate patient selection, management,…
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Beth Overmoyer Lori J. Pierce DEFINITION AND DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Historical Perspective The term “inflammatory breast cancer” (IBC) was first introduced by Lee and Tannenbaum in their sentinel…
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Gabriel N. Hortobagyi Funda Meric-Bernstam Eric A. Strom DEFINITION Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) remains an important public health problem and a challenging management problem around…
