| Description |
1 online resource (259 pages) |
| Contents |
The diagnostic challenges of core needle biopsy interpretation / Cangiarella -- Morphologic precursors of mammary carcinoma and their mimics / Edi Brogi, Adriana D. Corben, and Melissa P. Murray -- Papillary lesions of the breast / Cansu Karakas, Erika Resetkova, and Aysegul A. Sahin -- Flat epithelial atypia / Melinda F. Lerwill -- Adenosis : mimickers of carcinoma / Juan Palazzo and Jose Palacios Calvo -- Microinvasive carcinoma : diagnosis and pitfalls / Dilip Giri -- Carcinomas with good prognosis / Melissa E. Sanders -- Mesenchymal lesions of the breast / Melinda E. Sanders, John S.J. Brooks, and Juan P. Palazzo -- Lymphomas of the breast / Judith A. Ferry -- Immunohistochemistry in breast pathology / Felipe C. Geyer, Magali Lacroix-Triki, and Jorge S. Reis-Filho |
| Summary |
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. For the pathologist, almost any breast lesion may produce diagnostic difficulty, especially due to frequently small samples (core biopsy specimens) and a variety of mimics and variants seen in specific types of lesions. Additionally, the difficulty of breast lesion diagnosis has risen dramatically in recent years due to the increased emphasis on stratifying patients for appropriate therapy on an individual basis; the wider range of both local and systemic therapeutic options, and the potential for earlier diagnosis through increased mammographic breast screening leading to a higher likelihood of a favorable outcome. Difficult Diagnoses in Breast Pathology will have a special focus on the most difficult diagnostic problems in breast disease for the surgical pathologist: needle core biopsy interpretation, diagnosis of precursor lesions and early stage disease, recognition of neoplastic mimics and other misleading variants, and other particularly difficult areas including appropriate use of newer immunohistochemical markers, where appropriate. Prognostic questions and early staging of special importance in the pathologist's collaboration with oncology clinicians and, increasingly, in informing patients and participating in ongoing management assessment. Throughout, the emphasis will be on a visual presentation with high-quality images on the more difficult problems and questions that the pathologist is likely to have in evaluation of breast disease |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Breast -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Tumor markers.
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Breast -- pathology
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Breast Diseases -- diagnosis
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Women's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
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Breast -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
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Tumor markers
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Palazzo, Juan P., editor
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| LC no. |
2011008921 |
| ISBN |
9781935281306 |
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1935281305 |
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1933864796 |
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9781933864792 |
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1280569174 |
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9781280569173 |
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9786613598776 |
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6613598771 |
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