Breast disease for primary care physicians / Bernard A. Eskin, Sucha O. Asbell, and Lori Jardines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eskin, Bernard A.

Contributor:

Asbell, Sucha O.

Jardines, Lori.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Breast.

Primary care (Medicine).

Breast--Cancer--Treatment.

Breast Diseases--diagnosis.

Breast Diseases--therapy.

Primary Health Care--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Diseases--diagnosis.

Breast Diseases--therapy.

Primary Health Care--methods.

Physical Description:

x, 173 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, [1999]

Contents:

1. Anatomy of the breast / B.A. Eskin 1

2. Endocrinology of the breast / B.A. Eskin 9

3. Breast pain / L. Jardines 19

4. Clinical breast evaluation and management of a palpable breast mass / L. Jardines 25

5. Diagnostic imaging of the breast / B.C. Cavanaugh, S.O. Asbell 37

6. Interventional breast procedures / D.S. Copit, S.O. Asbell 47

7. Nipple discharge / L. Jardines 51

8. Infectious disorders of the breast / B.A. Eskin 55

9. Mammary duct ectasia / L. Jardines 61

10. Fibrocystic disease of the breast / B.A. Eskin 65

11. Fine needle aspiration cytology / P.R. Edmonds, L. Jardines 75

12. Pathology of common premalignant and malignant lesions of the breast / I. Daskal 83

13. Staging of breast cancer / L. Jardines, S.O. Asbell 103

14. Surgical management of breast cancer / L. Jardines 107

15. Radiation treatment for breast cancer: a means of breast conservation / S.O. Asbell 119

16. Adjuvant therapy / S.O. Asbell 125

17. Metastatic breast cancer/palliation / S.O. Asbell 131

18. Breast reconstruction / L. Jardines, M. Granick 137

19. Epidemiology, genetics and psychosocial aspects of breast disease / B.A. Eskin 143

20. Follow-up after breast cancer treatment and prevention / S.O. Asbell 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1850707448

OCLC:

39131276