Breast Biopsy Center - Carrollton, TX
Carrollton Surgeon Doctors for Breast BiopsyType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in Carrollton * Frank W Mocek MD  Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery  George Allen Moninger MD  Dermatology Consultants  Dermatology Consultants  Steven S Orten MD  Briant Herzog MD  Elizabeth Kerner MD  General Surgery Associates  General Surgery Associates  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  Warrett Kennard MD  Terre Q McGlothin MD  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  Acute Surgical Care Specialists  General Surgery Associates  Drs Hamn & Cribbins  Drs Hamn & Cribbins  R Bernard Rochon MD  Surgical Institute of Plano  Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates  Surgical Institute of Plano  Ronald W Philleaux MD  Surgical Institute of Plano  David W Young MD  Ralph Parker MD  Colon & Rectal Associates of Texas  North Texas Vascular & Varicose Veins  Frank Felts MD  Carolyn B Lyde MD  Surgical Specialists of Plano  Surgical Specialists of Plano  Surgical Specialists of Plano  Surgical Specialists of Plano  Surgical Health Association  Ronald Arnoff MD  Lawrence S Barzune MD  Dr's Lane Winter & Bell  Medical City Dallas Surgery  Louis Fox MD  SW Surgical Oncology  Breast Surgeons of North Texas  Dr's Lane Winter & Bell  Medical City Dallas Surgery  Medical City Dallas Surgery  Don L McCord MD FACS  North Texas Laparoscopic & General Surgery PLLC  SW Surgical Oncology  North Texas Laparoscopic & General Surgery PLLC  Dr's Lane Winter & Bell  Associates Of Surgery  Stuart Lipton MD  Associates Of Surgery  Associates Of Surgery  Associates Of Surgery  Mickey D Morgan MD  North Texas Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Assoc  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  UT Southwestern Kidney Liver & Pancreas Transplant Svcs  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  Irving Orthopaedics & Southwest Spine Institute  Fritz Barton MD  Raul P Rodriguez MD  Southwestern Surgical Associates  Bariatric Surgery Center of Dallas  Sydney R Jones MD  COR Specialty Associates of North Texas  Drs Katz & Shires  Randall Kirby MD & Grace V Kumar MD  Randall Kirby MD & Grace V Kumar MD  Charles Rubey MD  Drs Katz & Shires  Southwestern Surgical Associates  Samuel Hong MD  R Stanley Henry MD  Sharon L Larkin MD & William Larkin MD  UTX Medical Center Surgery Dept  UT Southwestern Medical Center  UT Southwestern Medical Center Surgery Dept  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  Robert L Elliott MD & Randall A Wright MD  Robert L Elliott MD & Randall A Wright MD  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Philip A Moore MD  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Donald P Prentiss Jr. MD  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Drs Arnold Vanderpool & Westmoreland  John C O'Brien Jr. MD  Drs Arnold Vanderpool & Westmoreland Carrollton, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Breast BiopsyRead the Breast Biopsy article » What is a breast biopsy?A breast biopsy is a procedure in which part or all of a suspicious breast growth is removed and examined, usually for the presence of cancer. The growth sample is suctioned out through a needle or cut out using a surgical procedure. The sample is then examined and evaluated under a microscope by a pathologist to identify non-cancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) tissue. Words used to refer to the abnormal area or growth before and after diagnosis may include lump, mass, lesion, and tumor.
What is the purpose of a breast biopsy?The basic aim of a breast biopsy is to determine whether or not a worrisome lump is cancer and, if it is cancer, what type it is. When no cancer is detected, the diagnosis of a benign or harmless lump is reassuring. What specialties of physicians and practitioners do breast biopsies?Many physicians and healthcare practitioners can be involved in evaluating a woman for a breast biopsy.
Who should have a breast biopsy?Anyone, female or male, with a suspicious breast growth or other s... Recommended Reading Related to Breast Biopsy1. What is preventive mastectomy, and what types of procedures are used in preventive mastectomy?Preventive mastectomy (also called prophylactic or risk-reducing mastectomy ) is the surgical removal of one or both breasts in an effort to prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer. Preventive mastectomy involves one of two basic procedures: total mastectomy and subcutaneous mastectomy. In a total mastectomy, the doctor removes the entire breast and nipple. In a subcutaneous mastectomy, the doctor removes the breast tissue but leaves the nipple intact. Doctors most often recommend a total mastectomy because it removes more tissue than a subcutaneous mastectomy. A total mastectomy provides the greatest protection against cancer developing in any remaining breast tissue.
2. Why would a woman consider undergoing preventive mastectomy?Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may consider preventive mastecto... Other Related Breast Biopsy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Carrollton
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- Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the U.S. Symptoms include a lump in the breast or underarm area, nipple pain, change in breast size or shape, an inverted nipple, nipple discharge, and breast skin changes. Treatment may involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, hormone therapy, or surgery.
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Fibrocystic Breast Condition
- Fibrocystic breast condition (sometimes called fibrocystic breast disease) is characterized by lumpiness and usually discomfort in one or both breasts. The condition is very common and benign (not malignant). Fibrocystic breast condition is the most common cause of "lumpy breasts" in women. A common symptom of fibrocystic breast condition is breast pain or discomfort. There are two types of fibrocystic breast condition, cysts and fibrosis, and Hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia of breast cells.
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Male Breast Cancer
- Male breast cancer accounts for 1% of all breast cancers, and most cases are found in men between the ages of 60 and 70. A man's risk of developing breast cancer is one in 1,000. Signs and symptoms include a firm mass located below the nipple and skin changes around the nipple, including puckering, redness or scaling, retraction and ulceration of the nipple. Treatment depends upon staging and the health of the patient.
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Breast
- The breast generally refers to the chest, however, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland comprised largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. The ducts exit from sac-like structures called lobules, which can produce milk in females. The darkened area around the nipple is called the areola. Common medical concerns in regard to the breast include breast lumps, breast cysts, breast cancer, and breast infections.
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