BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The term lobular neoplasia (LN) encompasses the entire spectrum of atypical epithelial lesions that originate in the terminal duct-lobular unit (TDLU) of the breast, and are…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Radiotherapy is utilized as a part of breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy) or as an adjuvant therapy to mastectomy. This chapter focuses on recommendations…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Approximately 3.5% to 4% of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer are found to have stage IV disease at presentation according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A generally accepted tenet of management of solid tumor malignancies—including adenocarcinoma of the breast—is that most bulky/clinically evident sites of disease are best managed by surgical…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The oral cavity is the most common site for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck, a disease that inflicts substantial morbidity and mortality…
SYNOPSIS Print Section Listen The phrase “high-risk breast pathology” has two meanings. Classically, it refers to specific histologic findings in breast biopsy tissue that portend an increased risk of breast…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Skin cancer of the head and neck is a heterogeneous group of malignancies that together constitute the most common cancer of this anatomic region. The majority…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Surgical prophylaxis remains the most effective means to prevent breast cancer. Strategies for risk reduction include bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM), contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), and prophylactic…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The prevention of disease has become an increasingly important focus in the past two decades for patients, their health care providers, and insurers.1–3 Worldwide, scientists and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Over the last four decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the management of breast cancer as a result of several landmark clinical trials conducted…
