Digital Stereotactic Table

It is a versatile system that allows the localisation of non-palpable breast lesions, previously detected by mammography, through a STEREOTACTIC system. There are many minimally invasive breast biopsies techniques available for the comfort of the patient, as they are done out-patiently and with local anaesthetic in order to cause the minimal physical and psychological trauma.The system’s precision (+/- mm) and its reliability to practice the different kinds of biopsy are outstanding.

Available techniques:

- Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC cytology).
- Microbiopsy by TRU-CUT.
- Directional microbiopsy assisted by void (Mammotome^â).
- Excisional biopsy ABBI.
- Placing of metallic harpoons for pre-surgical marking.
- Localisation of non-palpable lesions by the application of the colloid Tc 99M (sentinel lymph node technique).

Breast Gammagraphy

It is a diagnostic and follow-up test for breast cancer complementary to the mammography.
This technique needs the radiodrug MIBI –Tc 99M.
After the radioisotope injection we obtain images in a gammacamera in three projections.

Reconstructive surgery

Mastectomy entails an important mutilation for women, and it brings physical and psychological damage.

In order to minimize the emotional impact of this intervention, we suggest the patients the possibility of carrying out an immediate breast reconstruction during the same operation.

As the technique consists of placing an expansive prosthesis in the interpectoral space it will not create any inconveniences neither for the follow-up of patients nor for the detection of a possible relapse in the scar.

Likewise, in already mastectomised patients, especially if they are young, we suggest and encourage a deferred reconstruction, which allows them to regain a femenine figure. This gives them the possibility of not having to bear external prosthesis and the chance of wearing any kind of clothing both in winter and in summer.

The degree of satisfaction in both immediate and deferred reconstruction is very high in our patients.

Brachitherapy with Iridium 192 needles

It is a Brachitherapy in order to increase the dose in tumoral bedding.

It is the suitable therapy when the tumour is located deep in the breast and/or when the right dose should be increased. This technique needs hospitalisation of the patient and only requires local anaesthetics. With this technique we achieve the same relapse rates as with overimpression (electrons, photons), with external radiotherapy but it does not cause unwanted aftereffects on the skin.