Breast Cancer Videos
- Breast Biopsy, including Breast Needle Biopsy (http://services.epnet.com/animations3D/Breast_Biopsy/)
- Through a breast surgical biopsy, the doctor makes a cut in the breast(s) to remove all or part of a mass. The mass is then examined in a laboratory to determine what the mass is made up of.
- Breast Reconstruction (http://services.epnet.com/animations3D/Breast_Reconstruction/)
- This is a surgical procedure used to rebuild the breast, usually following a mastectomy or breast removal. Breast reconstruction may or may not be done at the same time as mastectomy. This is a plastic surgery that places implants into the breast(s).
- Mastectomy/Lumpectomy (http://services.epnet.com/animations3D/Mastectomy_Lumpectomy/)
- Surgery is generally required for treating breast cancer. The goal of the surgery is either to remove only the part of the breast that contains the mass (lumpectomy) or the entire breast (mastectomy). During surgery, the doctor may also take samples from lymph nodes in the area, to evaluate if cancer has spread beyond the breast.
