ABSTRACT

This volume is a contemporary guide to the management of breast diseases, both benign and malignant. This multidisciplinary resource includes significant expertise from the disciplines of radiology, pathology, oncology, psychology, and nursing care, as well as insights from plastic surgeons and other allied health professionals.

With a focus on practical patient management, the book takes a problem-based learning approach and includes strategies to tackle clinical challenges which, whilst seen in practice, are often poorly understood and taught.

Each chapter succinctly covers the seminal evidence-based literature whilst placing this within a patient-centred context. The multidisciplinary approach reflects contemporary clinical practice.

Breast surgeons, surgeons in training positions, and the wider multidisciplinary breast management team will all benefit from this authoritative guide.

part Section 1|58 pages

Initial Assessment

chapter Chapter 3|8 pages

Breast Screening

chapter Chapter 4|6 pages

Mammography and Ultrasound

chapter Chapter 5|8 pages

MRI

chapter Chapter 6|6 pages

Localisation and Biopsy

chapter Chapter 8|4 pages

The Management of B3 Lesions

chapter Chapter 9|3 pages

The Management of Phyllodes

chapter Chapter 10|4 pages

The Management of Intraductal Papillomas

part Section 2|56 pages

First Treatment

chapter Chapter 12|4 pages

Neo-Adjuvant Hormone Blockade

chapter Chapter 13|5 pages

Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy

chapter Chapter 14|4 pages

Multifocal and Multicentric Disease

chapter Chapter 16|5 pages

Mastectomy Plus or Minus Reconstruction

chapter Chapter 18|4 pages

The Bigger Mystery of LCIS

chapter Chapter 19|4 pages

Learning about Lobular

chapter Chapter 20|7 pages

Anaesthesia and Analgesia

chapter Chapter 21|5 pages

Day Case Surgery

part Section 3|20 pages

Conversations about Conservation

chapter Chapter 24|8 pages

Perforator Breast Flaps

chapter Chapter 25|6 pages

Oncoplastic Wide Excision

part Section 4|46 pages

Rebuilding the Breast

chapter Chapter 26|4 pages

Timing of Breast Reconstruction

chapter Chapter 27|3 pages

The Effects of Radiotherapy on Reconstruction

chapter Chapter 28|4 pages

Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

chapter Chapter 29|5 pages

Sub-Pectoral Implants

chapter Chapter 30|7 pages

Pre-Pectoral Implants

chapter Chapter 31|7 pages

Latissimus Dorsi Flaps

chapter Chapter 32|5 pages

Free Flaps

chapter Chapter 34|4 pages

Nipple Reconstruction

part Section 5|8 pages

Managing the Axilla: Less Is More?

chapter Chapter 35|6 pages

Management of the Axilla

part Section 6|44 pages

Oncology

chapter Chapter 36|4 pages

Hormonal Blockade

chapter Chapter 37|4 pages

Chemotherapy

chapter Chapter 38|7 pages

Radiotherapy

chapter Chapter 43|5 pages

Palliative Care

part Section 7|34 pages

Tomorrow's World

chapter Chapter 44|6 pages

Predictive Assays

chapter Chapter 45|3 pages

Modern Pathological Techniques

chapter Chapter 46|6 pages

Breast Cancer Genetics

chapter Chapter 47|8 pages

Technical Innovations

chapter Chapter 48|3 pages

Breast Image Refinement

chapter Chapter 49|3 pages

Advances in Oncology

chapter Chapter 50|3 pages

Future Roles of the Breast Care Nurse

part Section 8|26 pages

Survivorship

part Section 9|22 pages

The Difficult Scenario

chapter Chapter 57|4 pages

Fertility Issues

chapter Chapter 58|3 pages

The BRCA-Positive Patient

chapter Chapter 59|3 pages

Risk-Reducing Mastectomy

chapter Chapter 60|5 pages

The Older Woman

chapter Chapter 61|3 pages

Male Breast Cancer

part Section 10|16 pages

The Principles of Cosmetic Breast Surgery

chapter Chapter 62|3 pages

Augmentation

chapter Chapter 63|4 pages

Implants

chapter Chapter 64|4 pages

Reduction and Mastopexy

chapter Chapter 65|3 pages

Gynaecomastia

part Section 11|34 pages

Maintaining Good Practice

chapter Chapter 66|3 pages

Probity and Professional Standards

chapter Chapter 67|4 pages

Dealing with Complaints

chapter Chapter 68|4 pages

Collecting Data and Statistics

chapter Chapter 69|2 pages

Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)

chapter Chapter 70|6 pages

Social Media for the Breast

chapter Chapter 72|4 pages

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic