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Breast Diseases

An Evidence-Based Pocket Guide

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Editors:
  1. Guilherme Novita

    1. Breast Surgery, Américas Serviços Médicos, São Paulo, Brazil

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  2. Antônio Luiz Frasson

    1. Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil

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  3. Eduardo Camargo Millen

    1. Breast Surgery, Clínica São Vicente da Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  4. Felipe Zerwes

    1. Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  5. Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante

    1. Breast Surgery, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF), Fortaleza, Brazil

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  • Easy to read, evidence-based, and straight to the point
  • Updated and essential information on most frequent breast diseases
  • Chapters include flow charts and a summary of major publications
  • Written by renowned experts in mastology

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Table of contents (68 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. BI-RADS® Classification

    • Linei Urban
    Pages 1-7

  3. Mammography

    • Radiá Pereira dos Santos, Bruno Hochhegger
    Pages 9-23

  4. Ultrasonography

    • Vera Lucia Nunes Aguillar, Selma di Pace Bauab
    Pages 25-37

  5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    • Alice Coelho Brandão
    Pages 39-58

  6. Nuclear Medicine: Sentinel Lymph Node Detection and Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL)

    • Jairo Wagner, Guilherme de Carvalho Campos Neto, Júlio Cesar Silveira Oliveira, Ricardo Cavalcante Quartim Fonseca
    Pages 59-64

  7. Other Imaging Methods

    • Fabiola Procaci Kestelman, Clara Fernanda Aguiar Gomes
    Pages 65-71

  8. Mammographic Screening: General Population

    • Luciano Fernandes Chala, Paula de Camargo Moraes, Carlos Shimizu
    Pages 73-81

  9. Special Screening Situations

    • Selma di Pace Bauab, Vera Lucia Nunes Aguillar
    Pages 83-96

  10. Percutaneous Biopsies: Clinical and Radiological Aspects

    • Norma Medicis Maranhão, Selma di Pace Bauab, Beatriz Maranhão Miranda
    Pages 97-109

  11. Percutaneous Biopsies: Histopathological Aspects

    • Fernando Nalesso Aguiar, Filomena Marino de Carvalho
    Pages 111-115

  12. Histopathological Classification of Benign Lesions

    • Felipe Luzzatto
    Pages 117-125

  13. Breast Lump

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 127-135

  14. Breast Pain

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 137-142

  15. Nipple Discharge

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 143-149

  16. Gynecomastia

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 151-154

  17. Infectious Breast Diseases

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 155-163

  18. Classification of Intraductal Precursor and Proliferative Lesions

    • Helenice Gobbi
    Pages 165-169

  19. Procedure for Cases of Intraductal and Proliferative Lesions

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 171-175

  20. Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

    • BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group
    Pages 177-183
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About this book

Designed in a small-format for practical reading and point-of-care setting use, this work presents the most up-to-date concepts on breast diseases. The main objective of this book is to propagate current knowledge of the most frequent breast diseases, being a quick reference, evidence-based manual covering the major clinical scenarios in mastology. The essence of the work can be summarized in the following sentence: "access to maximum content in the least amount of time.”

The book contains data that will allow readers to understand and treat patients with different complaints and diseases. Each chapter presents a flow chart and a summary of the five major publications on the subject. This is unique in comparison with other books in this medical specialty.

Developed by a team of international expert specialists who deal with breast pathologies on a daily basis, the book also includes additional contributions from experienced, renowned professionals in interdisciplinary specialties related to the main area.

This book will be of interest to physicians who deal with breast diseases and wish to improve their knowledge through exposure to state-of-the-art data and best practices advice. It is also directed to medical students and residents in training within mastology.

(This title was originally published in Portuguese by the Brazilian publisher Atheneu in 2011 and has sold very well and gone into a third edition, published in 2017.  The Editors have all English language rights, detailed in the attached contract, although it is in Portuguese).





Editors and Affiliations

  • Breast Surgery, Américas Serviços Médicos, São Paulo, Brazil

    Guilherme Novita

  • Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil

    Antônio Luiz Frasson

  • Breast Surgery, Clínica São Vicente da Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Eduardo Camargo Millen

  • Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Felipe Zerwes

  • Breast Surgery, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF), Fortaleza, Brazil

    Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante

About the editors

1. Guilherme Novita obtained his Master's degree from the Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP). Coordinator of the Mastology Service of the Paulistano Hospital and Mastologist of the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP. Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.

2. Antônio Luiz Frasson is holder of the Breast Group of the Oncology Center of the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP. Adjunct Professor-Doctor of the School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology (2017-2019).

3. Eduardo Camargo Millen is President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology - Rio de Janeiro Regional (2017-2019). Mastologist of the Cancer National Institute (INCA-RJ). Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.

4. Felipe Zerwes is Adjunct Professor of the School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Coordinator of the Mastology Service of the Cancer Hospital Mãe de Deus, Porto Alegre, RS. Fellow of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.

5. Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante is Mastologist of the Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF) and President of the Brazilian Society of Mastology - Ceará Regional (2017-2019).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Breast Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Pocket Guide

  • Editors: Guilherme Novita, Antônio Luiz Frasson, Eduardo Camargo Millen, Felipe Zerwes, Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13636-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13635-2Published: 22 October 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13636-9Published: 08 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 604

  • Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Original Portuguese edition published by Editora Atheneu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2011

  • Topics: Oncology, Surgery, Imaging / Radiology

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