Breast Evaluation and Treatment

Breast Care Services

Ask the Experts

Get answers to your breast cancer questions by
e-mailing Dr. Kate Tkaczuk.

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Get answers to your breast cancer surgery questions by
e-mailing Dr. Susan Kesmodel.

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Note: This is for informational purposes only. Doctors cannot provide a diagnosis via e-mail.

Our experienced team specializes in the evaluation and treatment of all types of breast conditions and concerns, including:

benign and malignant breast tumors
breast pain
nipple discharge
suspicious and abnormal mammograms
second opinion consultations (medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology)
patients with a previous breast cancer or positive biopsy
patients at high risk for breast cancer with and without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

Our comprehensive Breast Care Services include:

Consultations and second opinions for newly diagnosed and recurrent breast cancer
Comprehensive diagnostic breast imaging, including all-digital mammography, ultrasonography, MRI, CT and PET/CT
Breast pathology
Minimally invasive biopsy techniques, including stereotactic and ultrasound-guided core needle biopsies, fine needle aspiration and MRI-guided breast biopsies
Conservative surgical techniques, including incisional or excisional biopsies, lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection
Modified radical mastectomy
Reconstructive surgery, including state-of-the-art DIEP Flap microvascular procedures
Chemotherapy for early and advanced breast cancer
Endocrine/hormonal therapy for early and advanced breast cancer
External beam radiotherapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Electron beam radiotherapy with or without hyperthermia for recurrent breast cancer
Brachytherapy -- interstitial implants of radioactive seeds (MammoSite™)
Treatment options counseling
Combination therapies
Treatment of metastatic disease
Clinical trials for early and advanced breast cancer
Individual and family psychological counseling
Genetic counseling, including breast cancer risk assessment based upon family history, as well as cancer prevention strategies

FREE mammography screening for uninsured or under-insured Baltimore City residents is available through the Baltimore City Cancer Program. For more information, please call 410-328-HOPE (4673).

This page was last updated on: February 19, 2008.