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Second edition. Edited by Kirby I. Bland and Edward M. Copeland III. 1631 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1998. $225. ISBN 0-7216-6656-6.

The editors of The Breast are oriented toward surgery, but the approach is broad. The result is an impressive work in two volumes, written by almost 150 authors. The first volume contains chapters on history, anatomy and physiology, pathology, genetics, molecular biology, diagnostic issues, screening, and biostatistical principles, whereas the second volume covers treatment.

It is relevant here to comment on the concept of the textbook, which presents the state of the art and is written by specific experts in each field, and to comment on the special problems that arise from new editions of earlier books. The larger the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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