Synopsis
Anatomy of the breast, axilla and chest wall.- Breast imaging.- Imaging and biopsy techniques performed in the office.- Localization techniques.- The initial consultation: benign disease.- Evaluation and treatment of benign breast disorders.- Management of breast pain.- Current management of the "high-risk" patient.- Current management of nipple discharge.- Pathology of benign disease.- Management of the breast abscess and other infectious / inflammatory processes.- Surgery for benign disease.- The initial consultation: malignant disease.- Epidemiology of breast cancer.- Pathology of breast cancer.- The emerging role of prophylactic mastectomy.- Genetic breast cancer and counseling.- Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy.- Current management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS).- Current management of Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS).- Breast conserving therapy for invasive breast cancer.- Mastectomy for invasive breast cancer.- Emerging role of surgery for metastatic breast cancer.- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy.- Molecular medicine in treating breast cancer.- Chemotherapy.- Hormonal therapy.- Radiation therapy.- Triple-negative breast cancer.- Treatment of metastatic breast cancer.- Breast cancer survivorship.- The multidisciplinary breast cancer team.- The critical role of the patient navigator and nurse specialists.- The central role of the breast pathologist.- Special topics in the surgical management of locally advanced breast cancer.- The role of the surgeon with partial breast irradiation.- The emerging role of IORT Post-mastectomy complications.
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