Systemic pathology volume 13: the breast

Normal structure and developmental abnormalities; diagnostic techniques; classification of benign lesions; fibrocystic change; epithelial hyperplasia; lobular neoplasia - a typical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ; sclerosing lesions; papillary proliferations; fibroadenoma and related conditions; inflammatory lesions; miscellaneous benign lesions; clinical aspects of benign breast lesions; classification of malignant breast disease; ductal carcinoma in situ; invasive carcinoma - usual histological types; rare carcinomas of the breast; assessment of histological grade; the role of pathology in the prognosis and management of breast cancer; miscellaneous malignant tumours; effects of treatment; male breast disease; clinical aspects of malignant breast lesions; screening for breast cancer; quality assurance in breast pathology.

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This text is a fully referenced discursive treatment of breast disease for the diagnostic histopathologist. It covers basic principles to increase the reader's understanding of the diagnostic process and it covers advances in the subject both in terms of overall philosophy and of techniques. The book emphasizes developments in organized screening programmes and the multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment.