Nonepithelial Neoplasms of the Breast: Introduction Print Section Listen The disease processes discussed in this chapter are uncommon tumors: phyllodes tumors, sarcomas, lymphomas, melanomas, and metastases to the breast. As…
Screening Breast Ultrasound: Introduction Print Section Listen For at least 2 decades, the role of breast ultrasound (US) has continued to evolve. Initially proposed to differentiate the cystic versus solid…
Axillary and Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation: Introduction Print Section Listen In the current era, many patients present with a small primary breast cancer detected by mammography or other screening procedures….
Definition of Pathologic Complete Response Print Section Listen A central tenet of neoadjuvant clinical trials is that tumor response, as a surrogate end point, should be strongly correlated with long-term…
Minimal Residual Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen The genesis of overt metastases in breast cancer is based on the idea that tumor cells that dissociate from the primary cancer get…
Cytology in Breast Care Management: Introduction Print Section Listen Cytopathology is a specialized branch of pathology related to the study of cells derived from either fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) or…
Paget Disease of the Breast: Introduction Print Section Listen An English surgeon by the name of Sir James Paget reported on a condition of eczematous change of the nipple–areola complex…
Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen Early detection and improvement in adjuvant systemic therapy has resulted in a decrease in breast cancer mortality. However, each…
Male Breast Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen Males infrequently develop breast cancer; hence the dearth of prospective randomized trials in male breast cancer. Our knowledge of the disease has been…
Precursor and Preinvasive Lesions of the Breast Print Section Listen The multistep model for breast carcinogenesis suggests that invasive carcinomas arise from preinvasive “hyperplastic” and neoplastic proliferations. These early proliferative…
