Breast Calcification:A Diagnostic Manual

Screening for breast cancer is now an accepted part of healthcare practice
in many parts of the world. However, the advent of mass screening has
brought with it the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis. Breast
calcifications in particular are commonly misinterpreted, and definitive
diagnosis of whether such calcifications represent benign or malignant
conditions is extremely difficult, as the calcifications can easily be
missed, or their shape (which is critical in diagnosis) misinterpreted.

This book aims to provide a practical understanding to the diagnosis and
treatment of breast calcification and will be essential reading for all
members of the breast screening team, including pathologists, radiologists
and surgeons.

The multidisciplinary group of authors first cover in detail the main main
pathologies that present with calcification, and go on to describe the
techniques of fine needle aspiration and core biopsy and large bore biopsy
sampling of tissue, reporting procedures, radiological management of
calcification and clinical aspects of the diagnosis of breast calcification.
The second part of the book looks at some of the most recently adopted
methodologies for diagnosis such as high frequency ultrasound, computer
aided diagnosis and the roles of MRI and synchrotron radiation.



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Introduction /
1 Benign Breast Calcification /
2 Intraductal Epithelial Lesions /
3 Invasive Carcinoma /
4 Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Core Biopsy of Breast Calcification /
5 Large Bore Biopsy of Breast Calcification /
6 A Practical Approach to the Reporting of Percutaneous Sampling of Breast
Calcifications /
7 A Practical Approach to Radiological Management of Breast Calcification /
8 Localising Breast Calcification /
9 Clinical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Breast Calcification /
10 High Frequency Ultrasound /
11 Computer-Aided Diagnosis /
12 MRI /
13 Synchroton Radiation