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Breast Cancer Surgery

If you’re reading this, you might be getting ready for surgery to remove breast cancer. It’s quite acceptable to feel anxious or uneasy, but being prepared can give you a sense of control. We are available to assist you through out the procedure.
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Breast Cancer Surgery

Purpose of Surgery

To remove the cancer tissue from your breast, surgery is done. Your healthcare provider might advise removing a breast portion ( lumpectomy) or the complete breast ( mastectomy) based on your specic diagnosis.

Types of Surgery

  • Breast Conserving Surgery
  • Lymph Node Procedures
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Sentinel Node Biopsy:

What Is It?

  • It serves to find out whether cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes.
  • Sentinel Node: The lymph node or nodes that the primary tumor’s cancer cells are most likely to spread to.

How is it carried out?

Preoperative Preparation: An injection of blue dye or a radioactive material may be administered in the close to area of the tumor.
  • Imaging: To locate the sentinel node(s), a scan may be performed.
  • Surgery: The detected node(s) are removed for inspection during surgery.

Advantages

  • Minimally Invasive: Not as invasive as conventional dissection of the axillary lymph
  • Surgery: The detected node(s) are removed for inspection during surgery.

Disadvantages

  • Minimally Invasive: Not as invasive as standard dissection of the axillary lymph nodes.
  • Accurate staging: Assists in directing treatment choices by determining if lymph nodes have malignancy.
  • Potential Risk : Haemorrhage, Allergic Reactions, and Dye-related infections.

Lymphoedema:

Axillary lymph node dissection. If sentinel node biopsy positive for cancer, if they have other suspicious that you have widespread cancer in your lymph nodes. Your surgeon will remove a pad of fatty tissue that contains a collection of axillary lymph node ( lymph nodes beneath your arm) during an axillary lymph node dissection. They will examine the tissue meticulously to look for indications of malignancy.

Risk and Benefits:

Removing the cancer is the primary goal of breast cancer surgery because untreated cancer can be fatal. The dangers of breast cancer greatly exceed the risks of the procedure

Complications

  • Wound infection
  • Blood clot
  • Seroma
  • Lymphoedema
  • Nerve damage
  • Prepare your home for recovery

For a few weeks following the procedure, you can feel soreness and restricted movement in your arms and chest. Painkillers will be provided for you to take home. Additionally, you will receive regular exercises for your arms and shoulders. These are key in avoiding stiffness. For a while, you might feel exhausted. Regaining your previous energy levels may take many weeks. The majority of people can get back to their regular routines in about a month.

FOLLOW UP:

Your health care team will be working with the results of the lymph node biopsy while your are recovering after surgery. They will want to confirm that your body is free of any cancerous cells. Following confirmation of your results, they will talk with you about these and your next course of action. Your treatment plan may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy or more follow up surgery.

When to call the surgeon?

Team will schedule a follow up appointment about one or two weeks after your surgery. During your appointment, they will assess your condition, plan the next steps in your treatment plan. Make sure to see your surgeon if you experience any strange symptoms or complications following your surgery.

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