Mammography can be thought of as a (sub)macroscopic "shadow pathology" - confident diagnosis necessitates comprehensive knowledge of breast pathology. The traditional rules of thumb, for example that a regular, rounded shadow means a benign lesion, a radiating structure represents a malignant tumor, and microcalcification indicates biopsy, no longer hold true. This volume aims to explain modern breast pathology to physicians practicing mammography. The over 600 individual illustrations and more than 1,000 references help the reader understand breast morphology. The book is rounded off by a detailed description of the clinical symptoms and a helpful summary of the supplementary diagnostic procedures and the possibilities for treatment.

1 The Healthy Breast

Normal and Abnormal Development
Anatomy of the Ducts and Lobules
Other Components of the Breast
Physiologic and Nonphysiologic Changes and Breast Composition
The Male Breast
References
2 Lesions of the Terminal Ducts and Lobules
Distention of the Acini
Proliferation of the Intralobular Connective Tissue
Epithelial Changes in the Terminal Ductal Lobular Unit
Degenerative, Metaplastic, and Sarcomatous Changes in Proliferating Intralobular Connective Tissue
References
3 Lesions of the Ductal System
Abnormal Nipple Discharge, Duct Ectasia
Ductal Epithelial Proliferation and Neoplasia
References
4 Simultaneous Lobular and Intraductal Changes
Mastopathy (Fibrocystic Change)
Lobular Cancerization
References
5 Malignant and Benign Lobular and Ductal Lesions with Perifocal Reactions
Lesions Associated with Pronounced Reactive Fibrosis
Tumorlike Form of Sclerosing Adenosis, Periductal Fibrosis, Radial Scar, and Tubular Carcinoma
Lesions Associated with Scant Reactive Fibrosis
Skin Changes Associated with Invasive Carcinomas
References
6 Lesions That Arise Outside the Ducts and Lobules
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Fatty Tissue Changes
Fibrotic Changes
Acute Mastitis
Granulomatous Stromal Changes
Vascular Changes
Granular Cell Tumor
Metastases to the Breast
Lymph Node Changes
Sarcomas
Lymphopoietic and Hematopoietic Tumors
Foreign Bodies in the Breast
References
7 Diseases of the Male Breast
Lobular Changes
Intraductal Proliferative Changes
Intraductal and Intralobular Changes with Perifocal Reactions
Lesions That Arise Outside the Ducts
Gynecomastia
References
Sources for Illustrations.