1. Q: What are the advantages of minimally invasive McMurdo breast surgery over traditional open surgery?
A: The McMerton procedure is performed under local anesthesia for a quicker post-operative recovery. Multiple lumps in one breast can be removed at once through a 0.3 cm incision. The procedure is performed under ultrasound guidance with high accuracy, and can even remove lesions that are not clinically accessible, with small external and internal scars that do not affect normal work and life. The characteristics of minimally invasive mastectomy can be summarized as accurate, minimally invasive, aesthetic, and fast recovery. Gong Xuchu, Department of Surgery, Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2. Q: Can the McMurdo surgery completely remove the mass and will there be any residue?
A: The surgery is performed under real-time ultrasound guidance with precise positioning, and can remove breast masses up to 3 cm, and even tiny masses less than 1 cm that cannot be clinically retrieved can be completely removed. Our breast specialist is the first hospital in the city to carry out this surgery. Over the years, more than 500 cases of minimally invasive breast surgery have been successfully carried out, with mature technology, precise operation, and operators with rich clinical experience, and all cases treated so far have been successful, with no residue in post-operative visits.
3. Q: Will there be recurrence after surgery?
A: There are many factors affecting the development of breast masses, and they are considered to be related to congenital development, hereditary genes, hormone levels and diet and living habits. In general, patients with solitary fibroadenoma rarely regenerate after surgery, but patients with multiple breast masses may have relatively or absolutely elevated estrogen levels, or local breast tissue may be overly sensitive to estrogen, and the possibility of regenerating masses after surgery to remove the masses is not excluded. However, after surgery, we can make full use of the advantages of Chinese medicine, combined with Chinese medicine treatment, using Chinese medicine decoction to dredge the liver, regulate qi and disperse nodules, and regulate the breast, which can also achieve a very satisfactory preventive effect.
4. Q: If the postoperative pathology is malignant, will minimally invasive surgery lead to tumor implantation and metastasis and affect the prognosis?
A: McMurdo vacuum-assisted rotary excision system can also be used for pathological biopsy of breast tissue. Small suspicious breast lesions found by imaging can be biopsied by McMurdo, and intraoperative freezing can be performed immediately. The scope of surgery, together with the excision of the puncture needle tract, observes the principle of anaplasia and does not affect the prognosis.
5. Q: What are the conditions for which the minimally invasive surgery of Mamerton is indicated?
A: (1) excision of benign breast tumors (such as fibroadenoma) (2) histopathological biopsy of the breast, such as: ① mammography or ultrasound or physical examination suspecting malignant possibility ② microcalcifications of the breast ③ breast hyperplasia nodules of unclear nature.