and resonance determines tumors
A medical gathering called by King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah Al-Mukarramah on the second of Safar next discusses the developments of breast cancer research, under the slogan "the therapeutic approach to breast cancer from multiple disciplines", with the participation of a group of oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, histologists, and plastic surgeons. Okaz »Chairman of the scientific committee of the symposium and the consultant of oncology surgery in King Abdullah Medical City in the holy capital, Dr. Taymour Hamza Al-Ashi, that the symposium reviews 15 worksheets dealing with developments in breast cancer and the latest research findings in this field, and that the symposium was devoted to the second day of a decade Community workshops dealing with health education through the definition of disease and how to prevent and the importance of mammogram exams, noting that the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties adopted the symposium by 16 hours of continuous medical education.
Conservative surgery
In his scientific paper, Dr. Taymour Hamza Al-Ashi talks about the conservative surgery of breast tumors, noting that not long ago, the surgical intervention in the event of the appearance of breast tumors was complete mastectomy with the removal of the lymph nodes of the affected area of the breast even in the early stages when the tumor is small.
He added: With scientific and medical progress, it is now possible to eradicate only the malignant tumor, while preserving the breast in many cases, as with tumor eradication and its aftermath with radiotherapy it achieves the same results in the case of complete eradication, and the eradication of the guardian lymph gland only It is the first affected lymph nodes in the event of disease spread to the glands reduces the occurrence of lymph ascites, which is reflected positively on the psychological state of the patient while controlling the disease at the same time.
Magnetic Resonance
Dr. Marwan bin Ahmed Al Marwani, in his lecture on breast magnetic resonance screening, examines the magnetic resonance consultant at King Fahd Hospital of the Armed Forces in Jeddah that the magnetic resonance examination of the breasts is one of the most recent modern methods used to diagnose breast cancer in the last ten years, as it is characterized by its high sensitivity in Tumors are detected up to 100 per cent for all other tests, including mammograms and nuclear rays, if not replaced.
Dr. Al-Marwani pointed out that its greatest importance lies in determining the stage of the local disease, its extent and its extent with high accuracy, and in discovering small simultaneous tumors in the same breast or in other breasts, which reaches 6 percent, where ordinary rays fail to detect them, confirming its use now in centers The advanced oncology treatment in Europe and America has become an imperative before starting any treatment plan that includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Secondary tumors
On his lecture, Dr. Walid Mohamed, a consultant oncology surgeon at the Military Hospital in Kuwait, deals with treating secondary breast cancer tumors, pointing out that breast cancer tumors may spread outside the breast to other body organs such as the brain, lung, liver, and bone, and this represents an advanced stage of the disease known as the fourth stage. The treatment options were limited and results were not rewarding, and in the past few years the development of chemotherapy and hormonal treatment, also accompanied by a marked development in surgical methods and specifically treatment of secondary tumors in the liver, in specific groups of patients it has become possible to surgically eradicate these tumors or use other methods such as heat ablation therapy.
Dr. Walid emphasized that all these developments helped in achieving complete recovery in some cases, despite the progression of the disease.
Breast reconstruction
A consultant plastic surgery and microscopic surgery in the King Abdulaziz Medical City at the National Guard in Jeddah, Dr. Muhammad Misfer Al-Qahtani, talks about breast restoration, explaining that breast cancer is the most common tumor affecting women, and when a woman becomes ill, the only option may be to remove the breast surgically, and it is difficult Women must lose one of their most important sources of femininity, which affects and reflects negatively on their psyche and morale significantly.
He went on to say: the surgeries of the so-called "breast reconstruction" come as a hope gateway for many women who suffer from psychological crises after the eradication surgery, noting that it is wrong to consider the breast reconstruction process as a plastic surgery, but rather it is part of the treatment and the restoration must be considered Breast as a restoration to any other organ due to its importance to women.
Dr. Al-Qahtani concluded by saying, “In a small percentage of cases, the breast cannot be repaired, and that if the disease is discovered at an advanced stage and the chemotherapy fails to reduce the size of the tumor or if the tumor is an inflammatory type, in these cases it is not recommended to restore the breast.”
