{"id":4605,"date":"2021-03-10T06:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T06:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/?page_id=4605"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:20:51","slug":"department-of-breast-oncosurgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/department-of-breast-oncosurgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Breast Oncosurgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-6dohl9-2d5f608f77c462b3e12a9a935428a298 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-km32e6n2-17f4e27b79d87319e2ed2e57e73d7a07\">\n.flex_cell.av-km32e6n2-17f4e27b79d87319e2ed2e57e73d7a07{\nvertical-align:middle;\nbackground:url(https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DeptBreast_header-1-1210x203.png) 50% 50% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-km32e6n2-17f4e27b79d87319e2ed2e57e73d7a07{\npadding:100px 100px 100px 100px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-km32e6n2-17f4e27b79d87319e2ed2e57e73d7a07 av-gridrow-cell av_one_full no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  content-align-middle avia-full-stretch'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div id='after_grid_row_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4605'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4oruel-2bdd9ba1ed9951ef5e4e20c7ef4dc4df\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4oruel-2bdd9ba1ed9951ef5e4e20c7ef4dc4df{\npadding-bottom:1px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4oruel-2bdd9ba1ed9951ef5e4e20c7ef4dc4df .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4oruel-2bdd9ba1ed9951ef5e4e20c7ef4dc4df .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4oruel-2bdd9ba1ed9951ef5e4e20c7ef4dc4df av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Department of Breast Oncosurgery<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-czraz1-6158f045b7199971e61b645cc92345c4\">\n.flex_column.av-czraz1-6158f045b7199971e61b645cc92345c4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-czraz1-6158f045b7199971e61b645cc92345c4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-km2y44hi-c7020d753c818b9331b0d3d9da857182 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>About the Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The department of breast oncosurgery is a state of art dedicated breast cancer department, and is one of the few centres in India which is part of Global Breast Cancer Network, an international consortium of hospitals which offer advanced breast cancer services.\u00a0 The surgical team works closely with other cancer services including Medical Oncology, Radiotherapy, Palliative Care and others, to provide comprehensive care for patients with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The department focuses on a minimal surgical approach, offering Breast Conserving Surgery as widely as possible, using Oncoplastic and Reconstructive techniques for the best cosmetic outcomes.\u00a0 We also have a minimalist approach to the axilla, offering Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in many clinical situations.\u00a0 Apart from these specialist procedures, we also offer routine breast surgery such as mastectomy, axillary dissection and management of benign disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following completion of treatment, our support group, \u2018Padakkep\u2019, provides activities, fellowship and encouragement to help our patients on their journey beyond cancer, back to their normal life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are a training centre, offering a fellowship programme for speciality training in breast surgery. Alongside clinical services we have also contributed to breast cancer research in India with severa \u00a0peer reviewed publications and presentations, both national and international.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-km2y8t7h-f62abe2fada20eb17766ec66f711da53\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-km2y8t7h-f62abe2fada20eb17766ec66f711da53{\npadding-bottom:1px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-km2y8t7h-f62abe2fada20eb17766ec66f711da53 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\npadding-bottom:1px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-km2y8t7h-f62abe2fada20eb17766ec66f711da53 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-km2y8t7h-f62abe2fada20eb17766ec66f711da53 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-icon'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class='heading-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue818' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class=\"heading-wrap\">Facilities<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-km2yc19b-f80cd8c099011045d33a9b7c080a0196 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>This unit provides comprehensive breast cancer services to a large number of patients, including international patients from neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our breast diagnostic services include high quality digital mammography, MRI with specialist breast coils, and PET-CT scans.\u00a0 We offer stereotactic biopsy for impalpable lesions.\u00a0 Our pathology department provides the full range of services including immunohistochemistry, frozen section, and in situ hybridisation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breast conserving surgery is offered to all suitable patients, using intraoperative ultrasound guidance or hook wire localisation, to give a very precise outcome.\u00a0 Patients who need mastectomy and wish to have whole breast reconstruction have a choice of all reconstruction options, from Implants to Flaps &#8211; both immediate and delayed. \u00a0\u00a0All eligible patients are offered Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, thus avoiding axillary dissection and its complications in many patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As many of our patients present with advanced breast cancers we offer comprehensive neoadjuvant chemotherapy services \u2013 an approach where chemotherapy reduces the tumour size and subsequent surgery is guided by placement of markers \u2013 allowing us to preserve the breast in many more women who would otherwise have needed mastectomy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our OPD for new and follow up patients runs from Monday to Friday, with a separate clinic for genetic counselling and testing for women with hereditary breast cancer.\u00a0 The breast surgical team is well supported by the medical oncology and radiotherapy units to provide comprehensive treatment.\u00a0 We also have dedicated breast care nurses, who support our patients in the management of cancer related problems such as lymphoedema of the arm, breast prosthetic fitting and rehabilitation to normal life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Procedures\u00a0\/ Operations <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In terms of numbers of patients undergoing breast conserving surgery, we are one of the largest centres in the country.\u00a0 Using precise intraoperative USG guidance we have achieved re-surgery rates exceeding international standards.\u00a0 Along with our plastic surgery department we are able to offer the full range of reconstructive procedures for the breast.\u00a0 We specialise in the use of perforator flaps for partial breast reconstruction, and recently published one of the largest series of this procedure in a reputed journal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We specialise in use of ICG for sentinel node biopsy (ICG- guided SLNB), a comparatively new and advanced technique, using infra red light for sentinel node biopsy, avoiding the use of harmful radioactive material. \u00a0Our experience with this technique has been published in a reputed peer reviewed journal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_left_content av-km2yfnfd-aab23277467def178fe28c04e1dcc857 av-icon-style-no-border  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_icon_box '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue823' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Major workload\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Major workload<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>(approximate numbers)<\/p>\n<p>OPD patients\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010000\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Patients having surgery\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01000\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Mastectomies\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0550\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Breast conserving surgeries \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Reconstructions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0200\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Wire guided resections\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0150\/yr<\/p>\n<p>Mammograms\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3000\/yr<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_left_content av-km2ykbed-75b577824dfdd078052279cd6b4b4c4c av-icon-style-no-border  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_textblock '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue84f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Teaching Programmes\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Teaching Programmes<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have 2 dedicated fellowship posts each year for surgeons aiming for a career in breast surgery.\u00a0 We also have provision for international candidates interested in training in breast surgery. \u00a0In association with the other surgical units, we participate in a rotating fellowship programme in surgical oncology, of two years duration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We run the annual Tata Clinical Research Methodology course, in collaboration with department of psycho-oncology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are a centre for ESSO Breast Surgery Qualification examination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-km2ylee3-8f497f24f39ca77df4f16715c2b37732 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Anything else specific to dept :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have led efforts to popularise and use ICG dye based sentinel lymph node biopsy. 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