Breast Surgery

A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice
Herausgeber: Dixon, J Michael; Barber, Matthew D.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Breast Surgery provides a short, up-to-date and practical reference guide for general surgical trainees and established consultants needing a refresher. The seventh edition has been edited and fully revised by respected experts in their fields, and provides a full list of current references and relevant resources. It includes recent developments in breast surgery, including axillary surgery, primary medical therapy, risk reducing surgery, gender affirmation surgery and complications of breast surgery. This volume is part of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series, the pre-eminent reference for trainees in general surgery and those preparing for the FRCS examinations. Each volume summarises key issues within each surgical sub-specialty and provides evidence-based recommendations to support practice. * Concise and easy to follow - ideal for exam revision or as a refresher aid * Covers all aspects of the topic * Fully updated with latest evidence on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures * International authorship provides a global perspective * Details of relevant investigations and evidence-based recommendations to support practice * Key references to support content, plus a comprehensive list of references in the accompanying eBook * Links to recommended online videos for further learning * New chapter on gender affirmation surgery * More information on complications of breast surgery

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Produktdetails

• Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice
• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• 7 ed
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 221mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 792g
• ISBN-13: 9780702084799
• ISBN-10: 0702084794
• Artikelnr.: 67088410

Inhaltsangabe

1. Anatomy and physiology of the breast
2. Assessment of patient, breast and common clinical presentations
including image guided intervention
3. Benign breast disease
4. Breast pathology
5. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies
6. Breast screening
7. Breast-conserving surgery: the balance between good cosmesis and
local control
8. Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery
9. Mastectomy
10. Management of the axilla
11. Uncommon presentations of cancer affecting the breast
12. The genetics of breast cancer, risk reducing surgery and prevention
13. Breast reconstruction
14. Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ
15. The role of adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with operable
breast cancer
16. Neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer including surgical
considerations
17. Adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer
18. Locally advanced breast cancer
19. Metastatic breast cancer and palliative care
20. Psychosocial issues in breast cancer
21. Management of common breast emergencies and complications