title: [The present state of the art in diagnosis and therapy of cancer of the breast (author's transl)].
abstract: Opinions regarding the best possible treatment of cancer of the breast are more controversial than ever. This article analyses the present state of the art in diagnosis of the carcinoma of the breast on the basis of an extensive review of published literature. The methods are evaluated with regard to their value in early recognition and mass screening. The pros and cons brought forward in the discussion on the optimum treatment of this kind of tumour are described. Since no final judgment can be passed at the present moment, an attempt is made to explain the present state of therapy according to stages as seen from the radiologist's point of view.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008327:Mammography; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010173:Palpation; D011379:Prognosis; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012306:Risk; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013817:Thermography; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014984:Xeromammography
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005472:Fluorouracil; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Der heutige Stand in der Diagnostik und Therapie des Mammakarzinoms.