Early Breast Cancer: Histopathology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
What is Early Breast Cancer?....Pages 1-13
Pathogenesis of Early Breast Cancer....Pages 14-19
Histological Study on Multicentricity of Breast Carcinoma by Means of Whole-Organ Sections....Pages 20-32
Bilateral Breast Cancer Revealed by Biopsy of the Opposite Breast....Pages 33-38
Histopathology and Frequency of Invasive Breast Cancer with Lipid Synthesis....Pages 39-47
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ and Its Relation to Invasive Breast Cancer....Pages 48-51
Essential Histological Findings in the Female Breast at Autopsy....Pages 52-63
Stepwise Mammary Carcinogenesis: Immunological Considerations....Pages 64-72
Growth Rate of Primary Mammary Carcinoma and its Metastases....Pages 73-86
Identification of a High-Risk Population....Pages 87-92
Developments in Methods for Early Detection of Breast Cancer....Pages 93-112
Morphologic Analysis of Microcalcifications....Pages 113-135
Diagnostic Value of Galactography in the Detection of Breast Cancer....Pages 136-139
A Topical View of the Benefit-Risk Ratio in Mammography....Pages 140-154
Recent Progress in the Ultrasonic Detection of Breast Cancer....Pages 155-173
Ultrasound Mammography: Possibilities and Limitations in the Detection of Early Breast Cancer....Pages 174-178
Ultrasonic Findings in Early Breast Cancer and Diagnostic Problems....Pages 179-183
Reliability of Ultrasound of the Breast with Automated and Manual Scanning Compared with x-Ray Mammography....Pages 184-194
A Topical View of the Value of Infrared Thermography in Breast Cancer....Pages 195-202
A Topical View of the Reliability of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Early Detection and Biological Characterization of Breast Cancer....Pages 203-211
Stereotactic Tru-Cut Biopsy of Nonpalpable Lesions in Mammography....Pages 212-218
Histology and Cytology Following Stereotactic Needle Biopsy....Pages 219-222
Surgical Aspects and Diagnosis of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions....Pages 223-229
Conservative Treatment of Potentially Curable Minimal, Occult, and Early Breast Cancer: Experience At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York....Pages 231-241
Conservative Treatment of Potentially Curable Breast Cancer....Pages 242-252
Trials of Wide Excision and Radiation Therapy at the Breast Unit, Guy’s Hospital, London....Pages 253-263
Conservative Treatment of Breast Cancer with the “QU.A.RT.” Technique....Pages 264-270
Conservation Therapy of Potentially Curable Breast Cancer: Experience at the Marseilles Cancer Institute....Pages 271-275
Conservative Management of Breast Carcinoma....Pages 276-284
Conservative Treatment of Potentially Curable Minimal, Occult, and Early Breast Cancer: Experience at the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Hamburg....Pages 285-291
Conservative Treatment of Potentially Curable, Minimal, Occult, and Early Breast Cancer....Pages 292-295
Subcutaneous Mastectomy with Lymphadenectomy and Irradiation for Primary Treatment of Breast Cancer....Pages 296-309
Our Experiences in Setting Up the BMFT-Multicenter Trial: Therapy of Small Breast Cancer....Pages 310-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-321