Introduction + Echographic techniques -- The sick lobe concept -- lobar Echo-anatomy -- Physiological breast evolution -- Epithelial proliferation -- Benign and malignant US semeiology -- Breast Elastography -- Differential Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Doppler and Sonoelastography Applied to the lobar Ultrasonography -- Lobar ultrasonography in the diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of the male breast -- Lymph node elastography -- Lymph node sentinel scintigraphy -- No- mass lesion -- Mammographic negative cancer detected by ultrasound -- US Breast implants evaluation -- US Interventional breast procedure -- Magnetic resonance exams for breast lesion -- Interventionnal breast echography -- Lobar surgery and anatomo-pathological correlations -- Lobar Resection under Ultrasound Guide -- Lobar surgery for breast cancer -- Automatic breast scanning.

This book focuses on the lobar anatomy of the breast and on the sick lobe concept - a novel theory of breast cancer development that is gaining ever wider acceptance - and explores their significance for innovative surgical treatment. Special attention is paid to the role of ductal echography, a technique capable of clearly depicting the structures of cancer in relation to the structures of the sick lobe. Having established a sound theoretical and practical basis through detailed coverage and correlation of anatomy, pathology, and imaging appearances, the book goes on to describe a revolutionary surgical approach particularly suitable for the treatment of multifocal and multicentric breast carcinomas. Such tumors account for more than a third of all cases of breast carcinoma and are often treated by mastectomy. The proposed new breast-conserving technique yields excellent cosmetic results and entails a very low risk of recurrence. The book will appeal to a wide readership, including radiologists, surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, as well as residents.