Breast Surgery
UF Health Breast Surgery – Jacksonville offers comprehensive,
individualized evaluation and treatment options for patients with benign and malignant
diseases of the breast.
The service is a key component of the multidisciplinary team of physicians within
the UF Health Cancer Center – Jacksonville. The breast
surgery team is led by a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgeon.
Services
Conditions for diagnosis and treatment
- Fibroadenoma (benign tumors), fibrocystic breast (noncancerous lumps) and other benign conditions of
the breast
- Diagnosis and surgical staging of breast cancer
- Evaluation and treatment of nipple discharge
Breast conserving therapies
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Lumpectomy
- Oncoplastic surgery
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Targeted sentinel node biopsy
Mastectomy options
- Simple mastectomy
- Modified radical mastectomy
- Nipple and skin-sparing mastectomy