Breast diseases

A breast ultrasound is used to investigate breast lumps or other abnormalities.

A biopsy is a procedure to remove and examine a sample of tissue from a lump or suspicious area of the body.

A mammogram is a diagnostic test used to look for any problems within the breast and surrounding tissues. At Nuffield Health some women are eligible to refer themselves for self-pay breast screening.

Your sentinel nodes are a part of your lymph node system - the system that protects your body from infection and disease. Sentinel nodes are the first nodes that may be subject to the spread of cancer of the breast or melanoma (mole cancer).

A breast reconstruction is an operation to recreate a breast shape after you have had a mastectomy (breast removal). There are two types of breast reduction procedure which include breast reconstruction using implant and breast reconstruction using latissimus dorsi flap.

When you undergo breast reconstruction using an implant, your body forms a capsule that surrounds the implant. If the capsule contains muscle it can contract (called capsular contracture) causing the implant to rupture or deform your breast shape.

Lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) flap breast reconstruction replaces lost breast tissue.

If you are diagnosed with breast cancer your surgeon may recommend removal of your breast. This operation is called a mastectomy.