Benign Breast Disease

Part 1 The normal breast, J.Smallwood: gross anatomy; changes during the menstrual cycle; changes in the breast during pregnancy and lactation; breast involution; normal or abnormal?. Part 2 Imaging in benign breast disease, P.Guyer: background patterns in mamography; localised lesions; the male breast. Part 3 Mastalgia, P.Preece: definition and incidence; classification; differential diagnosis; anatomy, physiology and natural history of mastalgia; investigation; treatment. Part 4 Fibroadenosis, P.McCulloch and W.D.George: the problem; epidemiology; pathophysiology; histopathology; cancer risk; diagnosis; investigation; treatment; sclerosing adenosis. Part 5 Cystic disease of the breast, J.Michael Dixon: definition; history, original mode of formation; natural history; aetiology of cystic disease; clinical aspects of cystic disease; composition of cyst fluids; microcysts; relationships of cystic disease to breast carcinoma; relationship of cyst type to breast cancer development and breast cancer risk. Part 6 Nipple discharge, U.Chetty: aetiology and classification; management of nipple discharge in the clinic. Part 7 Breast abscess and problems with lactation, K.Rogers: breast abscesses; problems with lactation. Part 8 Benign neoplastic disease - pathological considerations for high risk, D.L.Page: no risk lesions, slightly increased risk; moderately increased risk; lesions of greatly increased risk. Part 9 Risk factors for benign breast disease, I.S.Fentiman: fibroadenoma; risk factors for fibroadenoma; fibroadenoma and risk of breast cancer; fibrocystic disease; risk factors for fibrocystic disease; fibrocystic disease and breast cancer; gross cystic disease; gross cysts and breast cancer; mastalgia; endocrine background; methylxanthines and mastalgia; mastalgia and malignancy. Part 10 Operations for benign conditions of the breast - indications and techniques, Roger Blamey: operation for - diagnostic reasons, symptomatic reasons; management of a breast lump; nipple discharge; mammillary fistula and periareolar abscess; breast abscess - haematoma and fat necrosis. Part 11 Plastic surgery techniques for non-malignant breast disease, John Alan Elwyn Hobby: mammary augmentation; submammary augmentation; subpectoral augmentation; breast asymmetry; reduction mammaplasty and masteopexy; mastopexy; breast reconstruction; nipple areola reconstruction. Part 12 Psychological manifestations of benign breast disease, Jennifer Hughes: theoretical relationships between psychological disorders and benign breast disease; research on psychological aspects of benign breast disease; clinical aspects of psychological disturbance in patients with benign breast disease.