Radiation Therapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery Jennifer L. Pretz Laura E. G. Warren In 2019, an estimated 270,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, making the disease the most common nonskin…
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level I Pamela Li Jill R. Dietz The role of breast conservation, partial mastectomy with adjuvant radiation, in the surgical management of breast cancer has…
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Magdolna Solti Most patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer present with an early, potentially curable stage. Despite tremendous advances in diagnosis and treatment, some patients…
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level II Barry S. Rosen Anne Peled-Warren Toni Storm Oncoplastic breast surgery involves applying plastic surgical principles to cancer operations to provide the best aesthetic…
Breast Conservation Failure: When to Do a Completion Mastectomy Anita Mamtani Hiram S. Cody, III Among all present-day patients presenting with breast cancer, breast conservation therapy (BCT) is suitable for…
Role of Nonsurgical Management of Breast Cancer: Endocrine Therapy and Tumor Ablation Dennis R. Holmes The optimal surgical approach to the management of localized early-stage breast cancer is breast-conserving surgery…
Axillary Nodal Recurrence Kristin Limbach Jennifer R. Garreau Axillary nodal recurrence is a comparatively rare event after the treatment of a primary breast cancer with axillary staging and targeted therapy…
Patient Selection for Breast-Conservation Therapy Michele L. B. Ley Jeffrey A. Sugandi Breast-conservation therapy (BCT) has been accepted as an appropriate treatment modality for many patients with early-stage breast cancer….
Heredity and Breast Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Testing, and Management Options Magdolna Solti Risk Factors for Breast Cancer It has been estimated that women in the United States have a…
Molecular Pathology of the Breast Mohiedean Ghofrani Although histopathologic examination of breast tumors has been practiced since the 19th century (1), the application of ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry (IHC)…
