Gynecological Surgery

Breast cancer and surgery

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin.

Surgery involves the physical removal of the tumor, typically along with some of the surrounding tissue. One or more lymph nodes may be biopsied during the surgery; increasingly the lymph node sampling is performed by a sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Standard surgeries include:

Mastectomy: Removal of the whole breast.

Quadrantectomy: Removal of one-quarter of the breast.

Lumpectomy: Removal of a small part of the breast.

Once the tumor has been removed, if the patient desires, breast reconstruction surgery, a type of plastic surgery, may then be performed to improve the aesthetic appearance of the treated site. Alternatively, women use breast prostheses to simulate a breast under clothing, or choose a flat chest. Nipple prosthesis can be used at any time following the mastectomy.

Related conference:

Breast Pathology 2018, Conference on July 25-26, 2018 Vancouver, Canada

Breast Cancer 2018, Congress on May 10-11, 2018 Frankfurt, Germany

Breast Cancer Congress 2018, on May 25-26, 2018, New York, USA

Breast Cancer Summit 2018, on July 16-17, 2018 Melbourne, Australia

Womens Health 2018, Conference on August 09-10, 2018 Abudhabi

Breast Cancer Summit 2018, on July 16-17, 2018 Melbourne, Australia

Trauma 2018, Congress on February 22-23, 2018 Paris, France

Healthcare Asia Pacific 2018, Meeting on March 12-14, 2018 Singapore

Nursing Global 2018, Symposium on March 01-03, 2018 London, UK