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Breast Cancer: Multimedia

Author: Mary Jo Wright, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Breast Surgery Service, Tulane University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Breast Cancer Center, Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans
Coauthor(s): Krzysztof Moroz, MD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Cytopathology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center; R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
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Updated: Sep 10, 2009

Multimedia

Inflammatory breast cancer.Media file 1: Inflammatory breast cancer.
Inflammatory breast cancer.

Inflammatory breast cancer.

Advanced breast cancer.Media file 2: Advanced breast cancer.
Advanced breast cancer.

Advanced breast cancer.

Nipple retraction due to breast cancer.Media file 3: Nipple retraction due to breast cancer.
Nipple retraction due to breast cancer.

Nipple retraction due to breast cancer.

Metastatic breast cancer to the back.Media file 4: Metastatic breast cancer to the back.
Metastatic breast cancer to the back.

Metastatic breast cancer to the back.

Radical mastectomy defect.Media file 5: Radical mastectomy defect.
Radical mastectomy defect.

Radical mastectomy defect.

Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlarge...Media file 6: Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlargement and expansion of lobule with monotonous population of neoplastic cells.
Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlarge...

Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlargement and expansion of lobule with monotonous population of neoplastic cells.

Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlarge...Media file 7: Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlargement and expansion of lobule with monotonous population of neoplastic cells.
Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlarge...

Breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma in situ. Enlargement and expansion of lobule with monotonous population of neoplastic cells.

Breast cancer. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Low...Media file 8: Breast cancer. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Low-grade carcinoma with well-developed glands invading the fibrous stroma.
Breast cancer. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Low...

Breast cancer. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Low-grade carcinoma with well-developed glands invading the fibrous stroma.

Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, comedo type...Media file 9: Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, comedo type. Distended duct with intact basement membrane and central tumor necrosis.
Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, comedo type...

Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, comedo type. Distended duct with intact basement membrane and central tumor necrosis.

Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, noncomedo t...Media file 10: Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, noncomedo type. Distended duct with intact basement membrane, micropapillary, and early cribriform growth pattern.
Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, noncomedo t...

Breast cancer. Intraductal carcinoma, noncomedo type. Distended duct with intact basement membrane, micropapillary, and early cribriform growth pattern.

Breast cancer. Papillary carcinoma. Solid papilla...Media file 11: Breast cancer. Papillary carcinoma. Solid papillary growth pattern with early cribriform and well-developed thin papillary fronds.
Breast cancer. Papillary carcinoma. Solid papilla...

Breast cancer. Papillary carcinoma. Solid papillary growth pattern with early cribriform and well-developed thin papillary fronds.

Breast cancer. Inflammatory carcinoma. Nests of t...Media file 12: Breast cancer. Inflammatory carcinoma. Nests of tumor cells plugging dermal lymphatics.
Breast cancer. Inflammatory carcinoma. Nests of t...

Breast cancer. Inflammatory carcinoma. Nests of tumor cells plugging dermal lymphatics.

Breast cancer. Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma. Nest...Media file 13: Breast cancer. Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma. Nests of tumor cells in pool of extracellular mucin.
Breast cancer. Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma. Nest...

Breast cancer. Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma. Nests of tumor cells in pool of extracellular mucin.

Breast cancer. Estrogen receptor, immunostain. Po...Media file 14: Breast cancer. Estrogen receptor, immunostain. Positive staining of tumor cell nuclei with monoclonal antibody to estrogen receptor.
Breast cancer. Estrogen receptor, immunostain. Po...

Breast cancer. Estrogen receptor, immunostain. Positive staining of tumor cell nuclei with monoclonal antibody to estrogen receptor.

Breast cancer. Her-2/neu overexpression. Infiltra...Media file 15: Breast cancer. Her-2/neu overexpression. Infiltrating carcinoma with strong membrane immunoreactivity representing Her-2/neu overexpression.
Breast cancer. Her-2/neu overexpression. Infiltra...

Breast cancer. Her-2/neu overexpression. Infiltrating carcinoma with strong membrane immunoreactivity representing Her-2/neu overexpression.

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Further Reading

Keywords

breast cancer, mastectomy, radical mastectomy, lumpectomy, radiation therapy, XRT, breast cancer treatment, breast cancer causes, breast cancer symptoms, chemotherapy, benign lesions, malignant lesions, epithelial tumors, intraductal papilloma, adenoma, intraductal carcinoma, invasive carcinoma, Paget disease of the nipple

invasive ductal carcinoma, phyllodes tumor, carcinosarcoma, ductal carcinoma in situ, DCIS, lobular carcinoma in situ, LCIS, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Muir-Torre syndrome, Cowden disease, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, mutation, mutation, adenocarcinoma, tubular carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, colloid carcinoma, mucin, medullary carcinoma, mammography, inflammatory breast cancer

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mary Jo Wright, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Breast Surgery Service, Tulane University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Breast Cancer Center, Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans
Mary Jo Wright, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Disease, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, Association for Surgical Education, Association of Women Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Orleans Parish Medical Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Society of Surgical Oncology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Krzysztof Moroz, MD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Cytopathology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Krzysztof Moroz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society of Cytopathology, College of American Pathologists, and United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
R Edward Newsome, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Louisiana State Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Christian Paletta, MD, FACS, Professor, Division Chief and Program Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Louis University School of Medicine
Christian Paletta, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and Missouri State Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Saleh M Shenaq, MD†, Former Director and Founder, The International Brachial Plexus Institute; Former Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Methodist Hospital, Houston
Saleh M Shenaq, MD† is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Surgeons, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Gene Therapy, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Trauma Society, Association for Academic Surgery, International College of Surgeons, Lipoplasty Society of North America, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Surgical Oncology, Southern Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
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CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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James Neal Long, MD, Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Kirklin Clinics
James Neal Long, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Sigma Xi, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and Southeastern Surgical Congress
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