The frequency of breast diseases is increasing rapidly today, and with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, highly successful outcomes can be achieved. Patients presenting with breast-related symptoms—such as pain, firmness or a palpable mass, nipple discharge, changes in breast shape, or nipple retraction—are evaluated and treated using modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Not every detected mass requires surgical removal. If a mass evaluated through clinical examination and necessary imaging is determined to be benign after needle biopsy, it may be monitored. If the mass is cystic, it can be followed or aspirated with a syringe. Likewise, suspicious masses can be surgically removed, the cavity left by the removed tumor can be reconstructed, and regional lymph nodes can be assessed and removed if cancerous.
Although the incidence of breast cancer is increasing, advances in treatment allow many patients to undergo breast-conserving surgery (removal of only the cancerous area) when appropriate.
For early diagnosis—especially in patients over 40 and in younger individuals with risk factors—regular follow-up in a breast surgery clinic is essential.
In the treatment of breast diseases, specialists in breast surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and psychology collaboratively determine the treatment plan using the most advanced technologies.
