Full chest route
The doctor compares the palpation with the imaging picture and the BI-RADS category: 2-3 - observation plan at intervals, 4-5 - ultrasound-guided biopsy (in the same clinic) with histology and IHC. If benignity is confirmed, the criteria for when to remove fibroadenoma (height, size 2+ cm, patient’s desire), how to manage cysts and mastopathy. For cancer - staging and surgery with oncological standards (radical resections, mastectomies with the possibility of reconstruction - section pages). Hereditary risk is assessed with a screening plan.
Indications
- a lump or “ball” in the breast, retraction of the skin or nipple;
- pain in the gland, engorgement, discharge from the nipple;
- ultrasound/mammography findings (cyst, fibroadenoma, BI-RADS 3–5) - tactics;
- mastopathy, hereditary risk of breast cancer - surveillance plan;
- preventive examination: up to 40 years - ultrasound, after - mammography annually.
Early diagnosis makes a difference
Breast cancer found at stage 1 is curable in more than 95% of cases - all mammology is built around early detection: regular examination + ultrasound/mammography according to age + biopsy of any suspicious lesions (BI-RADS 4–5). The oncologist-mammologist also deals with benign pathology: cysts are punctured, fibroadenomas are observed or removed according to indications, mastopathy is corrected. The clinics below offer ultrasound, ultrasound-guided biopsy and the full range of operations - from sectoral resection to reconstruction.
