Specific Autologous Flap Techniques
Fig. 31.1 Body types, apple and pear Usually several consultations are necessary before reaching the final decision about the donor site, and as the patient will ultimately have to live with…
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Fig. 48.1 Clinical presentation of locally advanced breast cancer Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) is a rare and aggressive entity characterised by erythema and skin oedema (peau d’orange) occurring over a third…
Pathology of Breast Cancer
Fig. 15.1 Invasive breast cancer of no special type Breast cancers, other than invasive carcinomas NST, may belong to one of a number of major categories as follows: special types of…
Axillary Management in the Neoadjuvant Setting
First author Year No. of patients IFR (%) FNR (%) SLNB oncologically safe? Xing [19] 2006 1273 90 12 √ Hunt [18] 2009 3736 97.4 5.9 √ Kelly [20] 2009…
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Prognosis, Diagnosis and Oncological Management
Fig. 49.1 Breast cancer incidence and mortality in the world (GLOBOCAN 2012) (Reprinted from Breast Cancer. Estimated Incidence, Mortality Worldwide in 2012. Estimated age-standardised rates (World) per 100,000. From Ferlay et…
Fat Transfer in Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Fig. 20.1 a Patient following right wide local excision and centralization of the nipple areola complex for invasive ductal carcinoma and radiotherapy. Evident lack of volume with scar retraction and contour…
Research and Audit in Advancing the Quality of Breast Cancer Care
Trial purpose Aim Design Breast cancer-specific examples Breast cancer prevention To identify ways to reducing the incidence of breast cancer Cohort studies of lifestyle impacts, use of drugs in randomised…
Palliative Care
Curative treatment Intent to cure Disease-modifying or disease-stabilizing treatment Curative treatment no longer possible Intent to prolong life and improve quality of life Palliative care Life prolonging or disease-modifying treatment…
Pathology of High-Risk Breast Lesions
Fig. 10.1 Columnar cell lesions. a Benign columnar cell change. The mildly dilated acini are lined by bland cells with columnar-shaped nuclei bearing apical snouts and with focal intraluminal microcalcification in…
Goldilocks Procedure
Fig. 32.1 Preoperative photographs of an ideal candidate for a Goldilocks procedure with large, highly ptotic breasts following weight loss surgery. Scars from laparoscopic bariatric surgery are highlighted Fig. 32.2 Intraoperative photograph…
