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"Designed in a small-format for practical reading and point-of-care setting use, this work presents the most up-to-date concepts on breast diseases. The main objective of this book is to propagate current knowledge of the most frequent breast diseases, being a quick reference, evidence-based manual covering the major clinical scenarios in mastology. The essence of the work can be summarized in the following sentence: ""access to maximum content in the least amount of time.” The book contains data that will allow readers to understand and treat patients with different complaints and diseases. Each chapter presents a flow chart and a summary of the five major publications on the subject. This is unique in comparison with other books in this medical specialty. Developed by a team of international expert specialists who deal with breast pathologies on a daily basis, the book also includes additional contributions from experienced, renowned professionals in interdisciplinary specialties related to the main area. This book will be of interest to physicians who deal with breast diseases and wish to improve their knowledge through exposure to state-of-the-art data and best practices advice. It is also directed to medical students and residents in training within mastology. (This title was originally published in Portuguese by the Brazilian publisher Atheneu in 2011 and has sold very well and gone into a third edition, published in 2017.  The Editors have all English language rights, detailed in the attached contract, although it is in Portuguese)."

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Author:   Guilherme Novita ,  Antônio Luiz Frasson ,  Eduardo Camargo Millen ,  Felipe Zerwes
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   1.266kg
ISBN:  

9783030136352

ISBN 10:   3030136353
Pages:   604
Publication Date:   22 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Classification BI-RADS® 2. Mammography 3. Ultrasound 4. Magnetic Resonance Scanning 5. Nuclear Medicine: PET Scan, Breast Scintigraphy and MBI 6. Other Imaging Methods 7. Mammographic Screening 8. Special Screening Situations 9. Percutaneous Biopsies - Clinical and Radiological Aspects 10. Percutaneous Biopsies - Histopathological Aspects 11. Histopathological Classification of Benign Lesions 12. Breast Lump 13. Mastalgia 14. Nipple Discharge 15. Gynecomastia 16. Infectious Breast Diseases 17. Classification of Proliferative Breast Lesions 18. Treatment of Proliferative Breast Lesions 19. Ductal Carcinoma in situ 20. Identifying High-Risk Patients 21. Practical Aspects of Genetic Counselling 22. Prevention: Habits and Behavior 23. Chemoprevention 24. Risk Reducing Surgeries 25. Carcinogenesis and Natural History of Breast Cancer 26. Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Classification of Breast Cancer 27. Staging and Prognostic Factors 28. Epidemiology of Breast Cancer 29. Predictive and Prognostic Factors: Genetic Signatures, Adjuvant! and PREDICT 30. Mastectomy 31. Conservative Breast Surgery 32. Surgery of Axillary and Regional Lymph Nodes 33. Surgery of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions 34. Handling the Surgical Specimen 35. Principles of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery 36. Partial Breast Reconstruction – Pedicles 37. Breast Reconstruction with Implants 38. Breast Reconstruction with Myocutaneous Flaps 39. Lipofilling 40. Aesthetic Breast Surgery 41. Early Breast Cancer 42. Locally Advanced Breast Surgery 43. Influence of Histologic, Immunohistochemical and Molecular Types on Therapeutics 44. Inflammatory Carcinoma 45. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma 46. Occult Breast Cancer 47. Paget's Disease 48. Nonepithelial Breast Cancer 49. Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer 50. Breast Cancer in Young Patients 51. Breast Cancer in Elderly Patients 52. Multifocal, Multicentric and Bilateral Carcinoma 53. Breast Cancer in Men 54. Local Relapses 55. Breast Cancer in Patients with Previous Aesthetic Surgery 56. Radiotherapy 57. Hormonal Therapy 58. Adjuvant Chemotherapy 59. Therapy Anti-Her-2 60. Neoadjuvant Therapy 61. Other Systemic Treatments 62. Follow-up 63. Survivorship 64. Physical Rehabilitation after Breast Cancer Treatment 65. Contraception and Infertility 66. Climateric Treatment after Breast Cancer 67. Metastatic Breast Cancer - Therapies and Palliative Care

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1. Guilherme Novita obtained his Master's degree from the Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP). Coordinator of the Mastology Service of the Paulistano Hospital and Mastologist of the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP. Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. 2. Antônio Luiz Frasson is holder of the Breast Group of the Oncology Center of the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP. Adjunct Professor-Doctor of the School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology (2017-2019). 3. Eduardo Camargo Millen is President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology - Rio de Janeiro Regional (2017-2019). Mastologist of the Cancer National Institute (INCA-RJ). Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. 4. Felipe Zerwes is Adjunct Professor of the School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Coordinator of the Mastology Service of the Cancer Hospital Mãe de Deus, Porto Alegre, RS. Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. 5. Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante is Mastologist of the Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF) and President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology - Ceará Regional (2017-2019).

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