Sinopsis

A comprehensive guide for analyzing the most common malignant type calcifications on the mammogram

Internationally renowned breast cancer imagers László Tabár and Peter B. Dean and the eminent breast pathologist Tibor Tot distill decades of clinical expertise in this new volume covering the most frequently occurring malignant type calcifications: the pleomorphic, crushed stone-like calcifications. The book presents a systematic approach to using mammographic features to distinguish different subtypes of breast diseases originating within the terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU). More than 800 images demonstrate abnormal findings with superb clarity, providing a state-of-the-art visual reference for interpreting mammograms in the clinical setting.

Features:

* Concise descriptions of mammographic and MRI findings correlated with high-quality histopathologic images to provide a reliable guide for accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis, as well as prognostic classification

* Extensive coverage of all aspects of the benign differential diagnostic counterparts of pleomorphic calcifications, including fibrocystic change, fibroadenoma, and papilloma

* Straightforward discussion of terminology based on a thorough analysis of subgross anatomy, 3D histologic features, and long-term disease outcomes

* 3D viewing glasses enclosed in the book for perceiving specially marked images in their true 3D form

This book is ideal for all breast imagers and breast pathologists, as well as for surgeons and oncologists specializing in breast diseases. For the radiologist, this book is an indispensable reference for harnessing the power of mammography to detect breast cancer at the earliest stages possible.

About the Breast Cancer: Early Detection with Mammography series:
This series grew out of the bestselling book Breast Cancer: The Art and Science of Early Detection with Mammography. Written by the same authors, this series is based on 30 years of experience with more than one million mammograms. Each volume features in-depth coverage of a specific mammographic feature representing various underlying benign and malignant breast diseases, lavishly illustrated with exceptional large section and subgross, 3D histological images to facilitate the learning process. In addition to the present volume, the series includes:

* Casting Type Calcifications: Sign of a Subtype with Deceptive Features

* The Ambiguous Powdery and Cotton Ball-like Calcifications (2009)

* Spiculated Lesions and Architectural Distortion: Easy to Miss, Hard to Find (2010)