Atlas of Techniques in Breast Surgery

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Atlas of Techniques in Breast Surgery is written by William Silen and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0397509464 (ISBN 10) and 9780397509461 (ISBN 13).

This text provides access to recent techniques for breast surgery, incorporating essential plastic surgery principles for improved results. The book presents detailed descriptions of surgical and diagnostic procedures for breast cancer, including coverage of: anatomy, biopsy techniques, lumpectomy, modified and radical mastectomy, placement and removal of implants, and reconstructuve procedures. Procedures avoiding mastectomy are also covered, including wide excision and re-excision of breast cancer, and node sampling and node dissection.