Inflammatory Breast Cancer: An Update
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"This book presents the latest updates on inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), covering its clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathology, basic science, and clinical trials. . designed for those who manage patients with breast cancer, such as oncologists, nurse practitioners, and medical oncology fellows. Scientists interested in the field of IBC also would find this book useful. . I would highly recommend this book to anyone involved in the management of patients with inflammatory breast cancer. It is the most comprehensive summary of the disease published to date." (Sara E. Barnato, Doody's Review Service, July, 2012)More details
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Introduction: Why IBC Now.-1. Epidemiology.-2 Diagnosis, Criteria and Controversy.-3 IBC Registration Study.-4 Pathology: Histomorphometrical Features Of IBC: Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis, and Tumor Emboli.-5 Staging and Imaging.-6 Surgery.-7 Radiation Therapy.-8 Systemic Therapies.-9 Metastatic Treatment by Chemotherapy.-10 Role of Multidisciplinary Team Formation.-11 Role of High-Dose Chemotherapy.-12 Cell Line and Animal Models.-13 Signal Pathway in IBC.-14 Molecules That Drives the Metastasis and Invasion.-15 Inflammation.-16 Immunological Changes.-17 Angiogenesis and Lymphoangiogenesis.-18 Microarray Analysis Identifies a Peculiar IBC Expression Signature.-19 Stem Cell Gene Expression Signature in IBC.-20 The Effect of Systemic Chemotherapy on Minimal Residual Disease in The Blood And Bone Marrow Of Patients With IBC.-21 Patient's Perspective.- Index.