xiii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Companion to specialist surgical practice.
The role of imaging in breast diagnosis including screening and excision of impalpable lesions / A. Robin M. Wilson and R. Douglas Macmillan --; Pathology and biology of breast cancer / Rajendra S. Rampaul [and others] --; Nipple discharge and the role of ductoscopy in breast diseases / Sarah Tang and Gerald Gui --; Breast-conserving surgery : the balance between good cosmesis and local control / J. Michael Dixon --; Techniques of mastectomy : tips and pitfalls / R. Douglas Macmillan --; Oncoplastic procedures to allow breast conservation and a satisfactory cosmetic outcome / Richard M. Rainsbury [and others] --; The axilla : current management including sentinel node and lymphedema / Anees B. Chagpar --; The genetics of breast cancer, risk-reducing surgery, and prevention / D. Gareth, R. Evans and Ava Kwong --; Breast reconstruction / Mark Schaverien and Cameron Raine --; Breast cancer : treatments of uncommon diseases / Daniel Xavier Choi and Monica Morrow --; Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ / Nicola L.P. Barnes and Nigel J. Bundred --; The role of adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with operable breast cancer / Rosalie Fisher and Ian Smith --; Locally advanced breast cancer / Douglas J.A. Adamson and Alastair M. Thompson --; Metastatic disease and palliative care / John Dewar and Pamela Levack --; The role of adjuvant radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer / Ian Kunkler --; Psychosocial issues in breast cancer / Lesley Fallowfield and Valerie Jenkins --; Benign breast disease / Steven Thrush and J. Michael Dixon --; Litigation in breast surgery / Tim Davidson and Tom Bates.