Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery
The Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery specializes in treating thyroid and breast diseases common among women.
1. Thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, parathyroid tumors and hyperthyroidism
-The department diagnoses, manages, and surgically treats thyroid cancer, which has recently increased in incidence, and thyroid nodules that can be commonly detected. It also performs radical reductions such as central lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer;
-Minimally invasive thyroidectomy; and
-Procedures that satisfy patients’ cosmetic needs, such as endoscopic thyroidectomy.
The department also diagnoses and treats parathyroid tumors and hyperthyroidism and surgically treats secondary or tertiary hypoparathyroidism commonly affecting chronic kidney disease patients.
2. Breast Diseases
The department accurately diagnoses and systematically manages breast diseases for women living on westernized diets. It also conducts mammotome biopsies and surgical treatments on benign breast nodules. Furthermore, the department strives to provide an accurate and fast diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.