What is Breast & Endocrine?
The Breast & Endocrine Surgery service at Sunway Medical Centre Velocity is a multidisciplinary centre that offers a complete solution for patients with breast, thyroid, and parathyroid disorders. Our Breast & Endocrine Surgeon provides exceptional care for both non-cancerous (benign) and cancerous (malignant) conditions, with the support of expertly trained Radiologists, Oncologists, Pathologists, and other healthcare professionals.
Who and when should seek help?
- Breast screening & Genetic screening for patients without symptoms.
- For patients with breast symptoms such as:
- Breast swelling or lump
- Skin dimpling
- Breast or nipple pain
- Nipple retraction (turning inward)
- Nipple or breast skin that is red, dry, flaking or thickened
- Nipple discharge
- Lump or pain at the armpit
- Thyroid/neck pain or swelling
- Parathyroid diseases (eg: patients with problems related to renal failure or hypercalcaemia)
What are the treatments offered?
Breast:
- Triple assessment: (Assessments are done within a day)
- Clinical breast examination,
- 3D mammography with ultrasound breast and
- Imaging-guided Tissue biopsy
- Surgery +/- oncoplastic reconstruction
- Adjuvant/Neo-adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine or targeted therapy)
- Physiotherapist
- Nutritionist
- Breast Care Specialist (post operation care, post mastectomy prosthesis and garments)
- Clinical Psychologist
Thyroid:
- Diagnostic assessment (Assessments are done within a day)
- Clinical thyroid examination including blood investigations
- Ultrasound examination, CT scan +/- MRI scan
- Image guided aspiration cytology
- Surgery for thyroid & parathyroid diseases
- Adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, radio-iodine Ablation)
- Endocrinologist consultation
- Post operative specialized care Surgical Procedures
Surgical Procedures
Breast Surgery
- Breast conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy, Wide excision)
- Hookwire localized surgery
- Mastectomy
- Axillary surgeries: Sentinel lymph node biopsies, Axillary clearance
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery - Immediate or Delayed reconstruction (in collaboration with plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon)
- Microdochectomy & surgeries of nipple-areolar complex
- Subcutaneous mastectomy for gynaecomstia
- Prophylactic mastectomy.
- Ultrasound/Stereotactic guided biopsies
- Breast abscess drainage or Ultrasound guided breast abscess aspirations
Thyroid:
- Hemithyroidectomy
- Total thyroidectomy
- Modified radical neck dissection
- Parathyroidectomy
- Surgeries with intra-operative nerve monitoring
