Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Fig. 2.1 Mammogram showing microcalcifications under nipple in a 45-year-old patient with ductal carcinoma in situ In some centers, even patients with locally advanced breast cancer are considered eligible for…
New Technology and Techniques in Breast Reconstruction
Fig. 7.1 Images demonstrating various forms of radiation injury affecting breast reconstruction. (a) Acute diffuse radiation injury characterized by erythema, edema, and desquamation of injured skin. (b) Fibrotic soft tissue…
Percutaneous Ablation in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Fig. 6.1 Breast ultrasound prior to placement of cryoablation probe (Courtesy of Dr. Rosa Hwang) Fig. 6.2 Cryoablation probe inserted with ultrasound guidance through the center of the tumor with…
Breast Imaging: Tomosynthesis, Elastography, Breast MRI and Emerging Techniques
Fig. 1.1 Breast tissue patterns according to the fifth edition of the BIRADS lexicon. (a) Predominantly fatty, (b) scattered fibroglandular, (c) heterogeneously dense, and (d) extremely dense At present, although…
Radiotherapy and Regional Nodes
LRR (10 years) Any first recurrence (10 years) Breast cancer mortality (20 years) No RT RT Abs No RT RT Abs No RT RT Abs N = 1314, 1–3+ ALN 20.3 3.8 16.5 45.7…
New Treatments for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative HER2-positive Triple-negative CDK inhibitors Palbociclib with bazedoxifene in HR-positive breast cancer NCT02448771 CDK4/CDK6 inhibitor, ribociclib (LEE011), in combination with trastuzumab or T-DM1 for HER2-positive advanced/MBC NCT02657343 Palbociclib…
New Thoughts on Atypias of the Breast: Flat Epithelial Atypia, Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, and Lobular Neoplasia
Fig. 8.1 (a) Flat epithelial atypia (FEA ) (b) Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH ) The immediate question a clinician faces when a patient is diagnosed with pure FEA on core…
Genetic Risk Prediction in Breast Cancer
Gene Mammographya RRM RRSO Colonoscopy RR proctocolectomy Pancreatic screening RR gastrectomy Tung NCCN Tung NCCN Tung NCCN Tung NCCN Tung NCCN Tung NCCN Tung NCCN ATM Annually starting at age…
Breast Cancer Treatment in Young Women
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Marissa Howard-McNatt (ed.)Changing Paradigms in the Management of Breast Cancer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60336-0_14 14. Breast Cancer Treatment in Young Women Susan K. Boolbol1 and Sarah Cate1 (1) Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, 10 Union…
Breast Cancer Treatment in Elderly Patients
Age (years) White female (years) Black female (years) Hispanic female (years) 60 24.5 23 26.3 65 20.3 19.3 22.0 70 16.4 15.8 18.0 75 12.8 9.6 14.0 80 9.6 7.1…
