Breast Clinic

Overview

The Breast Clinic offers treatment for benign as well as malignant disorders of the breast. Multidisciplinary and evidence-based approach to the management of breast cancer is followed & personalised cancer treatment is provided to the patients.

Our Services

Benign breast disease management including:
- Cysts
- Fibroadenoma
- Intraductal papilloma
- Nipple discharge
- Nipple ulceration
- Breast pain
- Breast abscess
- Galactocele
- Gynaecomastia
- Breast augmentation
- Mastopexy (breast lift surgery)
Surgeries for breast cancer:
- Phylloides surgery
- Mastectomy – skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy, drainless mastectomy, IMF incision mastectomy and Goldilocks mastectomy.
- Sentinel node biopsy with dual dye
- Axillary node clearance
- Breast conservation surgery with intraoperative wire localisations
- Oncoplasty – Benelli, batwing, Grissoti techniques
- Therapeutic and reduction mammoplasty
- Muscle-sparing chest wall flaps – LICAP, AICAP, LTAP and T-DAP for partial and whole breast reconstruction
- Conventional LD Flaps and TRAM flaps
- Free-flap reconstruction of whole breast using DIEP / SIEP/ gluteal flaps
- Implant-based reconstructions – prepectoral and subpectoral with or without expanders, ADM or dermal slings
- Nipple reconstructions and areola pigmentation
- Lipomodelling
Radiation Therapy
- 3-week radiation protocols, including simultaneous integrated boost to whole breast and partial breast or the chest wall
- Axillary radiotherapy
- Brachytherapy
Chemotherapy
- Conventional and targeted therapy with port insertions
- Hormonal therapy
- Bisphosphonate therapy
Genetics
- Genetic analysis for familial cancers
- Genetic counselling
- Risk reduction surgeries for breast and ovarian cancers
- Breast care nurses to guide and support the patients
- Palliative care, including home care, for advanced and metastatic cancers
Radiology
- Diagnostic digital mammography
- Screening digital mammography
- Mobile units for screening mammography
- Ultrasonography of the breast with Biopsy and Marker insertions
- Stereotactic and ultrasound guided wire localisation of early lesions to aid the excision
- MRI breast
Pathology
- Core biopsy and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)
- Frozen section analysis
- Histopathology with immunohistochemistry and synoptic reports
Physiotherapy
- Manual massage techniques for lymphoedema
- Lymphapress machine for lymphoedema