Bookedited by Frances P. O'Malley, Sarah E. Pinder, Anna Marie Mulligan.
Summary: Breast Pathology, a title in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, provides all of the most essential information on the pathological entities encountered in practice in an easy-to-use format. Drs. Frances P. O'Malley, Sarah E. Pinder, and Anna Marie Mulligan provide unparalleled expert guidance for the study and diagnosis of a broad spectrum of breast lesions as well as the broad range of appearances of normal breast tissue. The consistent, practical format with a wealth of illustrations, at-a-glance boxes, and tables, along with online access at www.expertconsult.com, make this title ideal for quick reference for both novices and experienced breast pathologists Reference key information quickly and easily with a consistent, user-friendly format and at-a-glance boxes and tables throughout the text. Examine all aspects of a pathologic entity, including clinical features, pathologic features (gross and microscopic), ancillary studies, differential diagnosis, and prognostic and therapeutic considerations. Catch all the nuances of how pathological lesions present through over 400 full-color illustrations. Practice with confidence and overcome your toughest challenges with advice from the top minds in breast pathology.
Contents:
Diagnostic methodologies : fine needle aspiration cytology
Handling of surgical specimens
Core biopsy : methodologies, reporting, and management issues
Overview of clinical aspects of breast disease
Overview of radiologic aspects of breast disease
Normal breast
Inflammatory lesions, infections, and silicone granulomas
Sclerosing lesions : sclerosing adenosis, radial scar/complex sclerosing lesion, and microglandular adenosis
Papillary lesions
Fibroepithelial lesions, including fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumors
Benign stromal lesions of the breast
Diseases of the nipple
Fibrocystic change and columnar cell lesions
Usual epithelial hyperplasia and atypical ductal hyperplasia
Atypical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ
Molecular genetics of ductal carcinoma in situ and lobular carcinoma in situ
Morphology of ductal carcinoma in situ
Invasive carcinoma : special types
Histologic grade
Invasive carcinoma : other histologic prognostic factors, prognostic indices, and application of prognostic information for patient management
Familial breast cancer
Handling and evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes
Sentinel node biopsy and lymph node classification in the 7th edition staging manual
Breast cancer biomarkers : prognostic and predictive value and external quality assurance
Overview of immunohistochemistry in diagnosis of breast lesions
Other malignant lesions of the breast
Diseases of the male breast
Breast cancer : emerging methods for the assessment of primary tumors, including genomic and stem cell characterization in breast cancer.