Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer & Risks of Pregnancy
Data are insufficient to determine whether interruption of pregnancy improves the prognosis of patients who are discovered during…
Curative Treatment
Introduction
Treatment may be curative or palliative. Curative treatment is advised for clinical stage I,…
Disorders of the Augmented Breast
At least 4 million American women have had breast implants. Breast augmentation is performed by placing implants usually…
Carcinoma of the Female Breast
- Risk factors include delayed childbearing, positive family history of breast…
Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Screening Programs
A number of mass screening programs consisting of physical and mammographic examination of…
Clinical Clues to Early Detection of Breast Cancer
A. Symptoms and Signs
The presenting complaint in about 70% of patients with breast cancer…
Breast Cancer Differential Diagnosis
The lesions to be considered most often in the differential diagnosis of breast cancer are the following, in…
Special Clinical Forms of Breast Cancer
The basic lesion is usually an infiltrating ductal carcinoma, usually well differentiated, or…
Hormone Receptor Sites
The presence or absence of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the cytoplasm of tumor cells is of paramount…
Fibrocystic Condition
- Painful, often multiple, usually bilateral masses in the breast.
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Fibroadenoma of the Breast
This common benign neoplasm occurs most frequently in young women, usually within 20 years after puberty. It is…
Nipple Discharge
In order of decreasing frequency, the following are the most common causes of nipple discharge in the nonlactating…
Fat Necrosis
Fat necrosis is a rare lesion of the breast but is of clinical importance because it produces a…
Breast Abscess
During nursing, an area of redness, tenderness, and induration may develop in the breast. The organism most commonly…
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