Malignant Breast Disease
Diagnostic biopsies – open or core biopsies
Wide local excision – removal of cancer with margin
of safety
Mastectomy
Axillary surgery – surgery to the lymph glands
in the armpit to treat or stage breast cancer, usually
part of WLE or mastectomy
Therapeutic mammaplasty – reducing the breast size
at the same time as removing the cancer, suitable
for more generously proportioned women
Partial mastectomy and latissimus dorsi volume
replacement “miniflap” – suitable for women who need
a larger amount of tissue removed from relatively
small breasts, who wish to avoid mastectomy.
Immediate reconstruction after mastectomy for cancer
using subpectoral implants, implants plus latissimus
dorsi flap and autologous latissimus dorsi reconstruction.
I do not deal with free flap surgery, free TRAM
and DIEP flaps, and refer to my colleagues at
Salisbury.
Delayed breast reconstruction.
Treatment of local recurrence of cancer
Information sheets are available from the breast care
specialist nurses, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
Email: breastcarenurses@weht.swest.nhs.uk,
Tel: 01962 824592 |
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