Aspects of Tumor Biology - Causes, Growth Factors, Endocrine and Exocrine Influences - Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause - Predisposing Genetic Factors - Case-Control Study Prognostic Factors - Growth Rate, Tumor Size, Lymph Node Involvement, and Prognosis Histology, Radiography, and Ultrasound - Anatomy - Terminal Duct-Lobular Unit - Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH) and Noninvasive Carcinoma (DCIS, LCIS) - Invasive Carcinoma - Histologic Classification, Staging, and Grading of Invasive Carcinoma Early Detection - Diagnostic Options - Inspection and Palpation - Digital and Analog Mammography - Accreditation Test Questions - Possibilities and Limitations of Screening - Sonography - Axillary Structures on Mammograms and Sonograms - Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Positron Emission Tomography - Capabilities, Limitations, and Risks of Interventions - Possibilities and Limitations of Complementary Investigations - Breast Cancer in Younger Women - Male Breast Cancer - Perioperative Management - Postoperative Changes, Gynecomastia, and Follow-Up Care Beschreibung ausblenden