Anatomy The breast lies between the subdermal layer of adipose tissue and the superficial pectoral fascia ( Fig. 35.1 ). The breast parenchyma is composed of lobes that comprise multiple lobules. Multiple fibrous bands termed the suspensory ligaments of Cooper…
Introduction As recent as the early 2000s, locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) carried a grim prognosis, and surgery was thought to play a more palliative role in its management. However, in more recent years, the understanding of the disease process…
Development of the Radical Mastectomy—Historical Aspects The Halsted radical mastectomy, published by William Stewart Halsted in his 1894 seminal report “The result of operations for the cure of cancer of the breast,” transformed that era of breast cancer treatment. The…