Diagnostic Services and Treatment Options at Atlantic Breast Associates

Find out more about diagnosing and treating breast cancer with the surgeons at Atlantic Breast Associates. Our services are offered at  Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, and Chilton Medical Center.  

Diagnostic Services

At Atlantic Health System, we offer state-of-the-art breast imaging. We work intimately with the fellowship trained breast radiologists to screen patients for breast cancer and to evaluate any abnormalities detected. Our breast program offer minimally-invasive breast biopsies including:

• Fine needle aspiration
• Stereotactic biopsies (both prone and upright)
• Ultrasound-guided biopsies
• MRI-guided biopsies

Treatment Options

We offer the following treatment options for our patients:

• Robust multidisciplinary breast tumor boards attended weekly by every breast specialty where cases are reviewed using current national treatment guidelines
• Breast Surgery
  • Breast-conserving surgery, including lumpectomy incorporating oncoplastic techniques. We employ Hidden Scar™ technology and minimally-invasive surgery to improve recovery time and enhance cosmetic outcomes
  • Wireless localization procedure using Savi Scout® technology
  • Mastectomy, including nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Reconstructive breast surgery
    • Implant-based reconstruction
    • Autologous tissue reconstruction
      - Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator flap (DIEP)
      - Latissimus Dorsi flap (LD)
      - Transrectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap (TRAM)

• Endocrine therapy or antihormone therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Radiation therapy, including accelerated breast radiation, partial breast radiation therapy and deep inspiration breath hold technique (DIBH) with surface guided radiation therapy (VisionRT)
• Breast Cancer Second Opinion Program, which offers opinions and consults for rare and complex cases
  

Learn more about breast cancer treatment at Atlantic Health System >