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Surgery usually involves removing part,
or sometimes all, of the breast (mastectomy). The type of operation you have
usually depends on the size and position of the cancer. Your surgeon will
recommend surgery that keeps as much of the breast tissue and the shape of the
breast as possible. This is called breast-conserving surgery.
However, in some situations removing all of the breast (mastectomy) is advised.
Your doctor and breast care nurse will talk you through your options.
Your surgery may also involve having
the lymph nodes in your armpit removed or you may have tests to check
the nodes. Sometimes women are given treatment with hormonal therapy or chemotherapy to
shrink the cancer before they have surgery.
In early breast cancer, studies show
that removing the lump followed by radiotherapy is as effective as a
mastectomy. Some women may be asked to choose for themselves which operation to
have
Typesof surgery for breast cancer include:
·
Wide
local excision (lumpectomy)
·
Mastectomy
Wide local
excision (lumpectomy)
This is when the cancer and an area of
surrounding tissue is removed. It’s called a wide local excision or lumpectomy. This operation removes
the affected breast tissue and for most women the appearance of their breast
after a lumpectomy is good.
If the lump is very small, a fine wire (guide
wire) is used to mark the area to be removed so that the surgeon can find it
more easily. The doctor or radiologist will inject some local anaesthetic into
the area to numb it before inserting the wire, using x-ray or ultrasound to
guide them.
Occasionally, an operation called a quadrantectomy is
done. This removes a larger area of breast tissue. The effect on the appearance
of the breast will be more noticeable than after a lumpectomy. The treated
breast will be smaller than your other breast and there may be a noticeable
dent in it. Women can have surgery to reduce the size of the other breast (mammoplasty) so that both breasts are the same size.
After these operations you’ll need to have radiotherapy to the remaining breast tissue to
destroy any cancer cells that may have been left behind.
Some women may need to have all of the breast
removed (mastectomy). A mastectomy is usually advised if:
·
the lump is large
in proportion to the rest of the breast
·
there are areas of
cancer in different parts of the breast (multi-focal)
·
there’s widespread DCIS in the breast
·
you’ve previously
had radiotherapy to the chest, for example, to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
Mastectomy
Types of Mastectomy
A mastectomy removes all of the breast
tissue. At the same time, you may have a test to check the lymph nodes in your
armpit, or have some (or all) of the nodes removed.
A radicalmastectomy is
where all the breast tissue, the muscles behind the breast and the lymph nodes
in the armpit are removed. It’s only done if the cancer is found in the muscle
under the breast. But this type of mastectomy is rarely needed as chemotherapy
or hormonal therapy can usually be given before surgery to shrink the cancer.
This means a mastectomy that removes only the breast tissue can then be
done.
Breastreconstruction
If you’re having a
mastectomy, you’ll usually be offered breast
reconstruction at the same time.
This is when a new breast shape is formed. Breast reconstruction is very
specialised surgery. Surgeons who do this type of operation may be plastic
surgeons or oncoplastic surgeons, who are trained in both breast cancer surgery
and reconstruction surgery.
Different
techniques are used – for example, muscle from the back or the tummy area, or a
silicone implant can be used. Some women may decide not to have it done
immediately – it can be done months or even years after a mastectomy.
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