Breast Cancer Surgeon :
Breast cancer surgeon is a super speciality surgical oncologist with expertise in Breast oncology and surgical interventions. They are extremely qualified doctors with in-depth knowledge about the cancer pathology and metastasis of tumors in breast region. They are board certified surgical oncology doctors who can order diagnostic biopsies and imaging studies such as MRI of bilateral breast or mammogram screening to evaluate the extent of damage.
After the comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis, the breast tumors and/or infected axillary lymph nodes in vicinity of the breast tissue are subjected to surgical removal by procedures like lumpectomy or mastectomy. The choice of such procedures are completely decided by the breast cancer surgeon depending on the involvement of the cancerous tissue. Breast cancer surgeons also work in collaboration with Medical Oncologists and radiation oncologists. and plastic surgeons for for breast reconstruction procedures after tumor removal respectively.