mastectomy vs breast conservative surgery and centinel node biopsy
What's included in this package
Medical Procedures
- Mastectomy
- Thyroid resection
- 24-hr nurse services
- 3 meals per day by nutritionist
- Preoperative tests
- Post-operative care
- Post-op medications
- Medications
- Consultation with an anesthesiologist
- Consultation with a doctor
- Consultation with an oncologist
Duration
- 1 days in the hospital
- 1 day in the hotel
Accommodation
Hospitalization
Transport
Transfer is not included
Additional information
Breast cancer treatments including mastectomy, lumpectomy and centinel node biopsy can be performed in one day and discharged the next day.
Patients nedd to stay one day before at the hotel nextdoor Four Points Hotel in order to avoid early transportation.
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- Personal medical coordinator
- Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
- Patient advocacy during medical travel
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About the clinic
Galenia Hospital is a private multi-specialty medical center in Cancún, Mexico. Dr. Brenda Pastrana, surgical oncologist, specializes in oncology, surgery, and mammology. According to the clinic’s data, the success rate for mastectomy is 50%.
The hospital provides care exclusively for adults. Each year, around 10,000 patients choose Galenia Hospital for medical treatment. Most patients come from Latin America, the USA, Canada, Australia, and CIS countries.
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Types of mastectomy
- according to Halsted (removal of pectoralis major and minor muscles and axillary tissue);
- according to Urban (removal of pectoralis major and minor muscles, axillary tissue and lymph nodes);
- according to Patty (removal of the mammary gland and pectoralis minor muscle);
- according to Madden (removal of the gland with preservation of the pectoral muscles).
Benefits of mastectomy:
- the possibility of complete reconstruction of the glands ;
- the chance of recurrence is lower than with lumpectomy.
Disadvantages of breast removal
- breast loss;
- longer recovery period after surgery.
Side effects of mastectomy
- side effects of general anesthesia (dizziness, headache, confusion, nausea, etc.);
- bleeding;
- infection;
- lymphedema.
Lymphedema is swelling of the extremities caused by stagnation of lymph after removal of the lymph node.
Edema can develop immediately after surgery, and after a fairly long time.
Lymph stasis is characterized by:
- swelling of the limbs, a feeling of heaviness in them:
- decreased flexibility in the arms and legs;