Breast Reconstruction
2St John’s Hospital, Livingston, UK3Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow, UK Overview Breast reconstruction should be offered to the majority of patients undergoing mastectomy There are a wide range of options for breast…
Symptoms, Assessment and Guidelines for Referral
2Pathology Department, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Overview Breast conditions account for approximately 25% of all surgical referrals Guidelines for referral exist to ensure that patients with breast cancer do…
Breast Infection
Overview Breast infection during breastfeeding is less common than it used to be Early prescription of appropriate antibiotics in infection limits abscess formation Delay in referral to breast clinics of…
Role of Systemic Treatment of Primary Operable Breast Cancer
2Breast Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, UK Overview Approximately half of women with operable breast cancer who do not receive any systemic therapy will die from…
Management of Regional Nodes in Breast Cancer
2Edinburgh Breast Unit Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK3Pathology Department, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Overview The single most important factor predicting patients’ prognosis is the presence or absence of cancer…
Breast Cancer: Treatment of Elderly Patients and Uncommon Conditions
2Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK Overview Approximately 40% of all breast cancers occur in women over the age of 70 years Older patients should be treated to the same standard…
Metastatic Breast Cancer
2Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Overview Approximately one third of all patients with operable breast cancer develop metastatic disease Metastatic breast cancer has a hugely variable natural…
Screening for Breast Cancer
2Nottingham Breast Institute, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK3NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Overview Screening for breast cancer reduces mortality but does not reduce incidence Screening of women (over…
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
2South West Wales Cancer Institute, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK Overview Locally advanced breast cancer has a much poorer outlook than operable breast cancer Specific types of breast cancer such as…
Breast Cancer
2Western General Hospital, Pathology Department, Edinburgh, UK Overview Carcinoma in situ is diagnosed when malignant cells remain within the basement membrane of the elements of the terminal duct lobular unit;…
