Learn more about treatment options for breast cancer:
Surgery for Breast Cancer: Options Matter
University of Chicago Medicine surgeons are highly skilled,
nationally recognized experts in the latest surgical techniques for
breast cancer, including:
- Breast conservation therapy: For many women, our breast
surgeons perform breast conservation surgery, in which the tumor and
surrounding tissue are cut away as a way to leave most of the breast
intact. Patients then undergo radiation therapy to destroy any cancer
cells left in the breast after surgery.
- Mastectomy: For women who are not eligible for breast
conservation, our breast surgeons also offer mastectomy, in which the
entire breast is surgically removed. They may perform simple mastectomy
(remove the entire breast, extra skin, nipple and areola), skin sparing
mastectomy, (remove the nipple and areola but maintain the extra skin
for immediate reconstruction) or total skin-sparing mastectomy (remove
breast tissue but leave the skin and nipple and areola intact for
immediate breast reconstruction).
- Lymph node surgery: In order to determine whether cancer
cells from the breast have spread outside of the breast. our breast
surgeons will also perform lymph node surgery. Findings from these
procedures (sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary lymph node
dissection), allows the surgeons to determine if a woman needs
additional treatment after her breast cancer surgery.
- Radioactive seed localization: We are the first in the
Chicagoland area to offer radioactive seed localization for tumors that
are only seen on mammography or ultrasound. Radioactive seeds can be
placed up to five days before surgery and can facilitate a more targeted
surgical excision.
- Nipple-sparing procedures: For women undergoing mastectomy
(removal of a breast), our surgeons have unparalleled experience and
outcomes in the Chicago area using nipple-sparing techniques.
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