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| Breast and Endocrine Surgery |
| Director IMAI, Tsuneo (Lecturer) 7E |
| We provide optimum treatment in cooperation with other fields, which is only possible in university hospitals |
| Our department mainly performs surgical treatment for breast cancer and neoplastic lesions in sites such as the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, and pancreas. |
Medical Care System
We make efforts to provide optimum treatment based on global standard therapy and the most advanced techniques that are only possible in university hospitals. In addition, we actively use a clinical path to ensure efficiency and equalization of treatment.
Target Disease
Breast cancer, thyroid cancer, Cushing's syndrome, primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, adrenal cancer, adrenal tumor, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, endocrine pancreatic tumor, and multiple endocrine neoplasia.
Strong Fields
For breast cancer, we perform a high level of diagnostic imaging, surgical treatment, and drug therapy in cooperation with specialists of many fields, which is only possible in university hospitals. We have performed an outstanding number of total thyroidectomies for thyroid cancer and laparoscopic surgeries for adrenal tumors in Japan.
Clinical Results
In the previous year, we performed surgery on 180 patients with breast cancer, 40 patients with thyroid cancer, 30 patients with an adrenal tumor, and 15 patients with parathyroid disease. We perform a mammotome biopsy, which is a minimally invasive mammary gland biopsy, five or more times a week.
Specialized Outpatient Clinic
Breast and endocrine surgery outpatient clinic
Second opinion outpatient clinic of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Advanced Medicine and Research
We conduct a phase I clinical study of hyperthermic immunotherapy using a magnetic heat generator for recurrent tumors (approved by the advanced biological clinical research review board of our hospital).
Website of the Department
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/nyusen/
