Radiation Therapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery Laurie W. Cuttino Frank A. Vicini Introduction In 2008, more than 250,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, making the disease the most common nonskin…
Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Minal Shah Claudine J. D. Isaacs Minetta C. Liu A significant number of women with invasive breast cancer lack any clinical evidence of metastatic disease at initial…
Follow-Up After Surgery for Primary Breast Cancer: Breast-Conserving Therapy and Mastectomy Elizabeth D. Feldman Wafa Alkhayal The detection of recurrent or metastatic disease as well as new primary breast cancers…
Reconstruction of the Breast Conservation Patient Sumner A. Slavin As a result of numerous trials, breast-conserving surgery combined with radiation therapy has become accepted as the therapeutic equal of modified…
Reduction Mammaplasty As Part of Breast Conservation Therapy of the Large-Breasted Patient Scott L. Spear Ketan M. Patel Pranay M. Parikh Introduction As the incidence of breast cancer continues to…
The Osnabrueck Experience with Reconstruction of the Partial Mastectomy Defect Klaus E. Brunnert Oncologic Considerations The traditional paradigm of breast cancer treatment to cure the disease with the help of…
Reconstruction of Partial Mastectomy Defects: Classifications and Methods Albert Losken Introduction Reconstructive breast surgery is unique in its demand for ongoing refinement and continued restructuring to further improve outcome and…
Special Problems in the Treatment and Reconstruction of Breast Cancer Albert Losken Introduction The management of women with breast cancer continues to evolve, and along with that reconstructive standards and…
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: An Oncoplastic Treatment Approach Melvin J. Silverstein Introduction Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast is a heterogeneous group of lesions with diverse malignant potential…
Oncoplastic Surgery: Managing Common and Challenging Problems Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz Introduction Breast conservation surgery (BCS) is an important part of early breast cancer treatment, with a survival outcome comparable to…
