Breast Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series [Hardcover]

Frances P. O'Malley MB FRCPC FCAP (Editor), Sarah E. Pinder MBChB FRCPath (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0443066809 | ISBN-13: 978-0443066801 | Publication Date: June 29, 2006 | Edition: 1

This volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series packs today's most essential breast pathology into a compact, high-yield format! Its pragmatic, well-organized approach, abundant full-color illustrations, and at-a-glance boxes and tables make the information you need easy to access. Practical and affordable, this resource is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice!
"Best New Edited Book" Award (2007) from the Royal Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine

• Discusses all aspects of a pathologic entity, including clinical features, pathologic features (gross and microscopic), ancillary studies, differential diagnosis, and prognostic and therapeutic considerations.
  
• Presents state-of-the-art coverage of molecular advances in malignant breast disease.
  
• Offers advice from the preeminent breast pathologists in the world.
  
• Includes more than 400 illustrations-most in full color-that demonstrate the key features of a wide variety of pathologic lesions.
  
• Uses a consistent, user-friendly format for easy reference.
  
• And, much more!

The Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series answers the call for fresh, affordable, and easy-to-use guidance. Each region-specific volume provides all of the most essential information on the pathologic entities encountered in practice. Series Editor: John R. Goldblum, MD, FACP, FASCP, FACG

With 17 additional expert contributors.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Frances P. O'Malley, MB, FRCPC, FCAP, Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto; Anatomic Pathologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Sarah E. Pinder, FRCPath, Consultant Histopathologist, The City Hospital NHS Trust; Department of Histopathology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottinghan, UK

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1 edition (June 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443066809
• ISBN-13: 978-0443066801
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Consistently disappoints, January 13, 2007

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LDG in Montgomery (Montgomery, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breast Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series (Hardcover)

This book is part of the Foundations in Diagnostic Path series. As a practicing general pathologist, I perform a great amount of breast pathology, and this book suffers from its own brevity (I have the same complaint with their GI text--the GU books seems a little more complete). YES, this book might certainly be useful for a trainee looking for an alternative to the breast chapter in Sternberg or Rosai, but it just isn't comprehensive enough for daily practice---every time I try to use this book to answer a question, I end up having to pull out the larger Rosen book anyway.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introductory text to breast pathology, July 20, 2006

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Prince of Darkness - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breast Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series (Hardcover)

This book, belonging to the Foundations in diagnostic pathology series, is one of the good introductory text in breast pathology. There are only a handful few new textbooks on the topic, some of them are too encyclopedic (like the Rosen's monograph) and some are too brief. This book tried to make a balance between the two. After reading this books, here are my comments about this books.

Good points:
1. Comprehensive in coverage, in particular included hot topics like immunohistochemistry in breast pathology, sentinel lymph node biopsy.
2. Include discussion on different diagnoses, BRCA associated cancer and some molecular aspect of breast pathology.
3. The topic on LCIS/ALH is excellent in coverage and current understanding of the disease, in particular contrasting the difference with DCIS.
4. Summary tables for fast retrieval of information.

Points requiring improvement:
1. Although the scope of entities included is wide, the treatment of individual entities are sometimes too brief. In particular relating the subtypes of breast cancer.
2. No picture for a lot of subtypes of breast cancer, which is very disappointing.
3.The topic of microglandular adenois is not even included.
4. The treatment of papillary lesions is too brief.

On the whole, this is a good introductory text, in particular for residents sitting for membership and fellowship exams because it included some theoretical stuffs that is often missed by other textbooks. However, for a more detailed discussion on the subject matter, I think the Rosen's monograph is still better.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent review of breast pathology, September 16, 2010

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J. Mistle (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breast Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series (Hardcover)

The volume is excellently suited for a short review of all breast pathology, perfect for residents and trainees. Many tables for review and comparisons.