BREAST
Triple Assessment
Careful and considered clinical assessment for symptomatic breast presentations referred by General Practitioners for further review, including:
Thorough history and examination
Ordering further radiological investigations where appropriate, such as Contrast-Based Imaging (MRI, Contrast Enhanced Mammography)
Arranging further biopsies for tissue diagnosis
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment & Advice on Risk Management:
Information regarding familial (genetic) risk of breast cancer
Use of breast cancer risk calculators to quantify risk
Advice regarding personalized screening & surveillance
Advice on risk reduction including lifestyle, medical and surgical strategies
Breast Surgery for Benign Conditions & Diagnosis:
Diagnostic Biopsies
Lumpectomy e.g. for fibroadenoma
Microdochectomy for nipple discharge
Nipple Eversion
Management of acute breast infections
Breast Cancer Surgery:
Breast-Conserving Surgery, including the use of oncoplastic techniques to achieve the best possible cosmetic outcome
Mastectomy:
- Total (Simple) Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy*
- Nipple-sparing Mastectomy*
Axillary Lymph Node Surgery:
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
- Targeted Axillary Dissection (TAD)
- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND)
*Working in close association with talented and experienced Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons committed to the highest quality Breast Reconstruction, to facilitate immediate reconstruction following mastectomy
Surgery for Thyroid Cancer
Surgery for Benign Conditions of the Thyroid, including:
- Symptomatic nodules or multinodular goitre (MNG) (goitre = enlargement of the thyroid)
- Hyperthyroidism, including Toxic nodules, Graves’ Disease, Toxic MNG, Amiodarone-Associated Thyrotoxicosis, Lemtrada-Induced Graves’ Disease
Procedures Include:
- Hemithyroidectomy
- Total Thyroidectomy
- Lymph Node Dissection of the Central Neck Compartment
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
Bilateral (four gland) exploration
Cervical Thymectomy for parathyroid disease
Re-operative Parathyroidectomy for persistent or recurrent disease after previous parathyroid surgery
Parathyroidectomy for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (e.g. Renal Parathyroid Disease)
Ramsay Specialist Suites
Greenslopes Private Hospital
212 Newdegate Street, Greenslopes QLD 4120