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
Table of Contents
- Anatomy and physiology of the breast
- Assessment of patient, breast and common clinical presentations including image guided intervention
- Benign breast disease
- Breast pathology
- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies
- Breast screening
- Breast-conserving surgery: the balance between good cosmesis and local control
- Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery
- Mastectomy
- Management of the axilla
- Uncommon presentations of cancer affecting the breast
- The genetics of breast cancer, risk reducing surgery and prevention
- Breast reconstruction
- Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ
- The role of adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with operable breast cancer
- Neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer including surgical considerations
- Adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer
- Locally advanced breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer and palliative care
- Psychosocial issues in breast cancer
- Management of common breast emergencies and complications
