Diseases of the Breast: Diagnosis, Pathology, Treatment

Abstract

This is a comprehensive book on the diseases of the breast, written in the light of newer knowledge of structure, function and method. It is based to a large extent on observations and experiments of the author himself. The topics of the first part are the development and physiology of the breast, and methods of diagnosis of mammary diseases. Then is described the breast in pregnancy and lactation with special reference to their influence on mammary lesions, particularly carcinoma and mastitis. Chronic cystic mastitis and noncancerous mammary tumors are discussed in the third and fourth parts respectively. The fifth part, devoted to all phases of mammary cancer except treatment, is the longest part (255 pages). The treatment of mammary tumors is described in part six. In part seven are reviewed the author's work on experimental cystic mastitis and on mammary tumors. There are many tabulations of the results of analysis