A guide to the fundamentals of the surgical pathology of the breast, updated to include the volumes of new literature on breast cancer and its diagnosis and treatment that have appeared in the five years since the second edition. The emphasis is on common changes and their clinical significance. Covers the anatomy and physiology of the breast, changes that occur, types of biopsies, intraductal lesions, skin adnexa or salivary gland- like tumors, invasive carcinomas and the methods used by pathologists to determine their prognosis, and stromal/glandular and stromal lesions. Illustrated with high-quality photomicrographs, 16 in color. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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