At our Clinic, each woman is evaluated based on her individual needs. At the Breast Center, all necessary diagnostic tests are performed according to each case.
A detailed personal and family medical history is initially obtained, allowing accurate risk stratification for breast cancer. (Your medical record is maintained, with your consent, to support future evaluations)
This is followed by a thorough clinical examination of the breasts and axillae, including palpation and a preliminary ultrasound assessment. Any suspicious areas are documented, and appropriate; personalized diagnostic tests are recommended (tailor-made medicine).
On the same day, and in collaboration with the breast radiologist, patients may undergo digital mammography, ultrasound, tomosynthesis, or elastography, depending on age, clinical findings, and individual risk factors.
If a suspicious finding is identified, it is possible, often during the same appointment, to perform ultrasound-guided procedures with high accuracy and safety:
- Core needle biopsy for histological examination (in solid lesions)
- Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) for cytological evaluation (in cystic lesions)
Breast MRI is also available by appointment at the hospital’s Breast Center.
For suspicious non-palpable lesions (e.g., microcalcifications), stereotactic biopsy using a vacuum-assisted system (mammotome) or wire localization (hook-wire) is performed.
Surgical Procedures
In the operating room, we perform the full range of breast procedures available in leading international centers, for both benign and malignant conditions, always aiming for the best possible aesthetic outcome and minimal hospitalization time.
Our surgical team consists of highly experienced physicians with international training and long-standing expertise in both breast and plastic surgery in Greece.
Our anesthesiologist has extensive experience in major hospitals in Greece and the USA, ensuring maximum safety and comfort for our patients.
Safety measures
All necessary preventive measures are applied to ensure patient safety:
- Intermittent pneumatic compression device (Flowtron) for thrombosis prevention
- Silicone padding in pressure areas to prevent nerve injury and pressure ulcers
- Safety straps after anesthesia induction to prevent falls
Same-day discharge (ODC – One Day Clinic)
Patients can be discharged on the same day, in excellent condition, after procedures such as:
- Excision of benign breast lesions (nevi, papillomas, fibroadenomas, atypical hyperplasia, lipomas, phyllodes tumors, hidradenitis, etc.)
- Endoscopic removal of benign tumors via axillary incision
- Cannulation and excision of a lactiferous duct for intraductal papilloma associated with nipple discharge.
- Catheterization and excision of a breast fistula.
- Drainage of abscess in non-responsive mastitis
- Excision of non-palpable lesions following hook-wire localization
- Lumpectomy for in situ or invasive cancer with oncoplastic techniques
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy using Tc-99 isotope (in collaboration with Nuclear Medicine)
- Simple mastectomy
- Nipple reconstruction (flap, tattoo, or combined techniques)
- Correction of inverted nipples
- Breast augmentation with silicone implants
- Breast lift (mastopexy)
- Breast asymmetry correction
- Gynecomastia correction
- Scar revision and correction of unsatisfactory surgical outcomes using fat grafting (lipomodelling / lipofilling)
Procedures requiring one-night hospitalization
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Prophylactic or subcutaneous mastectomy with nipple or areola preservation
- Modified radical mastectomy
- Breast reduction surgery
Procedures requiring approximately 2 days of hospitalization
- Breast reconstruction (immediate or delayed), using tissue expanders, silicone implants, or autologous tissue flaps such as:
- Latissimus dorsi flap (LD flap)
- TRAM flap
- DIEP flap
- Palliative mastectomy for inoperable, ulcerated, or metastatic tumors that continue to bleed despite treatment, with closure using a flap or free skin graft.
Collaboration with Other Specialties
We actively participate in the hospital’s multidisciplinary tumor board, where breast cancer cases are reviewed by physicians from multiple specialties, ensuring a comprehensive and personalized treatment approach.
We collaborate with:
- Medical oncologists for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy
- Radiation oncologists for patients requiring radiotherapy
- Clinical psychologists specialized in oncology for psychological support
- Clinical geneticists and molecular biologists for hereditary risk assessment and genetic testing for breast cancer