Overview
- Offers an easy-to-consult source of information relevant to daily clinical practice
- With particular emphasis on quality indicators and priorities with reference to major guidelines
- Provides helpful advice on patient communication and reduction of the psychological burden
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About this book
This full-colour, richly-illustrated book is an excellent source of rapidly retrievable information on aspects of relevance in daily clinical practice in the outpatient breast clinic. Expert guidance is provided on a full range of topics, including pitfalls of clinical examination, imaging and related tissue diagnosis, approaches to management decision-making in different disorders, the role of surgery and adjuvant therapy, follow-up and rehabilitation.
In outpatient breast clinics, effective communication with patients must be established in order to address symptoms that in most cases are not serious but can be very worrying and sometimes lead to misdiagnosis and also to litigation. Outpatient consultations also offer an opportunity to encourage a healthy lifestyle and to provide information on matters such as risk assessment, screening and the most reliable websites.
A well-functioning outpatient clinic is essential to a breast unit’s overall proficiency. Readers will find this book an invaluable aid to good practice. The authors place particular emphasis on quality indicators and key priorities for implementation of the main guidelines, at the same time specifying the level of evidence for them and degree of recommendation. Practical measures for achieving the best results are highlighted, and helpful advice is provided on optimizing patient communication and reducing the psychological burden.
Reviews
“This book reviews basic anatomy and physiology, clinical workup, benign and malignant diseases of the breast including cancer recurrence, and treatment strategies. … The audience includes a range of readers, from surgical trainees to established surgeons, as well as other healthcare providers who work with patients with breast disease in primary care subspecialties. …. The figures are excellent. … It presents a lot of information in an easy-to-read and logical format.” (Sonia L. Sugg, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Outpatient Breast Clinic
Book Subtitle: Aiming at Best Practice
Editors: Alfonso M. Pluchinotta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15907-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15906-5Published: 30 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36210-6Published: 12 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15907-2Published: 20 April 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 500
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgery, Gynecology, Diagnostic Radiology, Oncology