Fig. 2.1 Normal ultrasound breast anatomy in a younger patient with dense breast parenchyma Variation in the appearance of the glandular tissue is related to age and parity because of…

Fig. 18.1 Expander reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix Postoperative Course The postoperative course of non-autologous reconstruction patients is straightforward. It consists of an overnight stay in the hospital with drain-care…

High-risk type of surgery Ischemic heart disease History of congestive heart failure History of cerebrovascular disease Insulin therapy for diabetes Preoperative serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl From Lee et al. [3]…

Fig. 20.1 (a–c) Inflammatory breast cancer of the right breast: chest wall reconstruction with extended DIEP flap 25 × 25 cm; abdominal donor site closed with V-Y advanced DIEP flap from the…

Fig. 29.1 This is a Venn diagram depicting the overlap patterns between TNBC, basal-like breast cancer, and BRCA-1-associated breast cancers The luminal subtypes of breast cancer express high amounts of…

Test IHC Fish Positive for HER2 HER2 3+ (defined as uniform intense membrane staining of >30 % of invasive tumor cells) HER2 amplified (FISH ratio of HER2 to CEP17 of…

Fig. 14.1 Oblique elliptical incision for simple mastectomy An incision is made through the dermis and the skin is elevated using penetrating skin hooks. A dissection plane is developed in…

Fig. 15.1 (a) Punch biopsy of the skin demonstrates small-, medium-, and large-sized lymphovascular tumor emboli and the superficial dermis from a patient with clinical manifestation of IBC. (b) The…

Study, year (Ref.) N No. cancers (%) Mean follow-up (years) Ipsilateral cancer (%) Contralateral cancer (%) Lobular histology (%) Hutter, 1969 [12] 40 15 (33) 4–27 59 41 NR Haagensen,…