Breast diseases
There are many different types of breast diseases, including infections, cysts and growths. Learn more about common breast diseases here.
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Microdochectomy
A microdochectomy or total duct excision involves removing a milk duct (or disc of milk ducts) from your breast. The procedure will stop a continued nipple discharge and help find out what is causing the discharge.
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Mammography
A mammogram is a type of x-ray used to detect breast cancer. Read about having a mammogram, and when screening and diagnostic mammograms are done.
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Wide local excision
A wide local excision involves removing the cancer with a rim of breast tissue around the cancer. It usually involves removing some of the lymph nodes in your armpit.
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Gynaecomastia
Find out about the treatments for gynaecomastia – the development of enlarged breasts in males - also sometimes called 'man boobs'.
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Metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of your body. Treatment cannot cure it, but targets the symptoms.
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Gynaecomastia surgery
Surgery for gynaecomastia is an operation to remove excess tissue from your chest.
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Axillary node clearance
The lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) can be affected by breast cancer. Axillary node clearance is a procedure to remove your lymph nodes to help treat the cancer and to prevent it from coming back in your armpit.
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Sentinel node biopsy
Sentinel nodes are the first lymph nodes in the armpit to which breast cancer cells can spread. A biopsy to remove the sentinel nodes gives your breast cancer team important information to help plan your future breast cancer treatment.
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