Dr. Paila Gowri Naidu
Surgical OncologyM.Ch, Surgical Oncology — BHU
Breast-conserving and reconstructive breast surgery, with sentinel lymph node techniques to spare the underarm where possible.
Breast cancer surgery in Hyderabad — explained before it is decided
- The breast can often be kept with a lumpectomy — and you are told when it cannot, with the reason
- Planned by surgical, medical and radiation oncologists together
- Reconstruction discussed before the operation, not after
- A written estimate and expected stay before anything is scheduled
Breast cancer surgery at CIONStarts from ₹80,000That is where a lumpectomy starts. Mastectomy and reconstruction are priced separately — all three figures are here — and you get a written estimate for your own case before anything is scheduled.
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Talk it through before you decide anything
Tell us where you are and what you have been told. A surgical oncologist will go through the options for your case. The first consultation is free.
No referral needed. Asking commits you to nothing, and if surgery is not the next step we will say so.
3Specialties planning together
17Oncologists on the panel
10Centres across Hyderabad
41Locations across two states
The operations
Lumpectomy or mastectomy, and 2 operations that often go with them
Almost everyone arrives thinking there is one decision. There are several, they are decided together, and 2 of them catch people out.
Lumpectomy
Also called breast conservation. Removes the tumour with a rim of healthy tissue and keeps the breast. Radiotherapy usually follows.
Mastectomy
The whole breast is removed. Sometimes the only option the tumour allows, sometimes a genuine choice you are given.
Reconstruction
Rebuilding the breast, during the mastectomy or months afterwards. A choice rather than a default, and not suitable in every case.
Surgery on the underarm
The lymph nodes there are where breast cancer would travel first, so some are usually checked or removed at the same time.
These are not ranked from worse to better. They answer different situations, and the one that suits your case is not the one that suits somebody else’s.
How it is decided
4 things settle it, and one of them is you
The recommendation comes from a panel reading your scans and your biopsy together. Where there is a real choice, you are told there is one rather than handed a decision.
The size, and the breast it is in
It is a proportion rather than a measurement. The same tumour can allow conservation in one woman and not another, which is why comparing rarely helps.
Where it sits, and how many areas
One area in one place is a different operation from several areas spread through the breast. The scans settle this before anybody plans anything.
What the panel reads
Surgical, medical and radiation oncologists read the same case together. The operation chosen therefore accounts for what follows, not only for what it removes.
And the fourth is your own view. Where 2 options are genuinely reasonable, that is said out loud and you are given time with it. You can also ask what the panel would recommend, and why.
Reconstruction
Discussed before the operation, not after it
Named above as one of the operations, but the timing is a separate decision — and it is the conversation most often left too late. When it happens changes the operation itself.
At the same timeStarted during the same sitting: one anaesthetic, one recovery, but a longer operation.
Or laterDone months later, once other treatment is finished. The first operation stays shorter.
Or not at allPlenty of women decide against it, and that needs no justification. It is also not suitable in every case.
The cost
CION prices, starting from ₹80,000
Our own prices, not a market average and not a quotation. Each operation has its own starting figure below, and you get a written estimate for your case before anything is scheduled.
LumpectomyAlso called breast conservation. The tumour and a rim around it removed, the breast kept. Radiotherapy usually follows and is quoted separately.from₹80,000
MastectomyThe whole breast removed. Higher where the stay is longer or the underarm needs more work.from₹1,50,000
Mastectomy with breast reconstructionBoth at one sitting. The figure is the total for the two, not an addition to the row above.total from₹2,00,000
What moves the figureWhich operations you have and whether they are combined, the length of stay, and what the laboratory has to run on the tissue removed.
CION prices, and where your estimate starts rather than a quotation. A reconstruction done months later rather than at the same sitting is quoted separately, as is radiotherapy or other treatment that follows. Bring your policy details and the desk will confirm what your cover includes.
Recovery
Home sooner than most people expect
The stay is shorter than the reputation suggests. What takes longer is the arm on that side, and that part is worked on with you before you leave.
Same day, or a night or two
Most women having a lumpectomy go home the same day or after one night. A mastectomy usually means a night or two, longer where reconstruction was done at the same sitting.
Movement matters early
Shoulder and arm stiffness on the operated side is the commonest complaint afterwards. A physiotherapist goes through the exercises before you go home, and doing them matters.
Weeks, not months
Ordinary activity comes back over a few weeks, with heavier work and driving left longer. You are given guidance for your own operation rather than a leaflet.
The tissue removed is examined afterwards, and that report shapes what follows. It is explained to you by the oncologist rather than handed over to read.
Paying for it
Insurance first, and EMI if needed
Most people pay for part of this with insurance and the rest themselves. We work both out with you before the operation, not after it.
If you have insuranceWe deal with most big insurance companies directly, so the bill usually goes to them, not you. Bring your policy papers and we will check yours.
If you are paying yourselfAnything insurance does not cover can be paid as EMI, in monthly amounts instead of all at once. Ask us and we will explain how.
Either wayThe written estimate is what you should expect to pay. If anything would change it, you hear first, not on the bill.
Who operates
A surgical oncologist, not a general surgeon
Breast cancer surgery is its own discipline. The distinction is worth understanding, and it is a fair question to ask anywhere you go.
Trained in cancer surgery specifically
A surgical oncologist operates on cancer as their field rather than one of many. Volume in your particular operation is the closest thing to a quality measure you can ask about.
The plan is not one person’s
The operation is chosen by surgical, medical and radiation oncologists together, so what is removed accounts for what follows. Ask anywhere whether a panel reviews your case.
The same team follows you
The people who planned the operation are the people who plan what comes next, so the report does not travel between strangers.
The three surgical oncologists who would do the operation are named below. The rest of the panel — medical and radiation oncology — is on the breast cancer doctors in Hyderabad page.
Meet our surgical oncologists
The surgeons who would do the operation
Three surgical oncologists on the CION breast panel. One of them would lead your case, and you can ask for any of them by name when you book.
Dr. Muralidhar Muddusetty
Surgical OncologyMS Surgery, AIIMS — DNB (Surgical Oncology), MRCS (Edinburgh)
Breast cancer surgery, including breast-conserving procedures where suitable, from diagnosis through operative care.
Dr. Mohammed Imaduddin
Surgical OncologyM.Ch, Surgical Oncology — MS (General Surgery)
Surgical management of breast cancer, working within the tumour board to plan the right operation for each patient.
Whichever of them operates, the plan is still the panel’s rather than one person’s — surgical, medical and radiation oncologists read your case together before the operation is fixed. Asking for a female specialist is an ordinary request; say so when you book and it will be arranged where it can be.
Where
Consultation and follow-up at all 10 Hyderabad centres
The operation itself needs an operation theatre, which we arrange. Everything around it happens at whichever centre is closest: the consultation, the planning, the dressings and the follow-up.
- CION Ameerpet
HMDA Maitrivanam, Ameerpet
- CION Kukatpally
Mumbai Highway, Kukatpally
- CION Tolichowki
Khader Bagh, Tolichowki
- CION Masab Tank
AC Guards, Masab Tank
- CION L.B. Nagar
Anu Arcade, near the Metro, L.B. Nagar
- CION Banjara Hills
Road No. 12, Banjara Hills
- CION Kompally
NH-44, Suchitra Road, Jeedimetla
- CION Balanagar
Balanagar Main Rd, Ferozguda, Balanagar
- CION Pragathi Nagar
Pragathi Nagar Rd, near JNTU, Kukatpally
- CION Nacharam
Behind Telephone Exchange, IDA Nacharam
Beyond the city, 31 more towns across 16 districts of Telangana and north Andhra Pradesh. Ask for the closest when you call.
Myths
8 myths about breast cancer surgery, and what is actually true
These come up on the phone every week. Every one of them has delayed somebody’s treatment.
01
“Surgery makes cancer spread”
Not true. Cutting a tumour, or exposing it to air, does not spread cancer. Delaying surgery because of this is the real risk.
02
“Removing the whole breast is always safer”
Not true. Which operation you have is decided by the size and position of the tumour, not by how much can be taken.
03
“Reconstruction gets in the way of treatment”
Not true. It is planned alongside the cancer surgery rather than instead of it. Asking about it does not put your treatment back.
04
“Being offered surgery means it is advanced”
Not true. Surgery is often the first treatment rather than a last resort, and it is used at the earliest stages.
05
“A mastectomy means you avoid chemotherapy”
Not true. What follows is decided by what the tissue shows once it is examined, not by how much was removed.
06
“You are too old for surgery”
Not true. Fitness for an operation is assessed on your general health, not on your birth date. Being told this without an assessment is worth questioning.
07
“You have to decide on the day”
Not true. The plan is explained and you are given time with it. Nobody should ask you to consent in the same conversation you first hear about it.
08
“Asking for a second opinion offends the doctor”
Not true. Bringing your reports for another view is normal and expected. Any panel worth its name would rather you were certain than compliant.
Before you decide
Questions women ask about breast cancer surgery
Starting with the one almost everybody asks first, and the honest answer to it.
Will I lose my breast?
Not necessarily, and it is the first thing most women want to know. Where the tumour is small enough relative to the breast and sits in one area, it can often be kept.
Where it cannot, that is explained with the reason rather than announced. Nobody decides this without going through it with you.
Who decides which operation I have?
A panel of surgical, medical and radiation oncologists reviews your scans and biopsy together. The recommendation comes from that, not from one surgeon's preference.
You are then part of the decision. Where there is a genuine choice, your view counts and you are told that there is one.
How long will I be in hospital?
Most women having a lumpectomy go home the same day or after one night. A mastectomy usually means a night or two, longer with reconstruction at the same sitting.
You are given the expected stay in writing before the operation, not on the morning of it.
Is surgery on the underarm always needed?
Usually some is. The lymph nodes there are the first place breast cancer would travel to, and checking them changes what follows.
How much depends on what the scans show and on what is found during the operation. A small number of nodes checked is the commonest version.
Can reconstruction be done at the same time?
Often, and it is discussed before rather than afterwards. Doing it at the same sitting means one operation and one recovery, but a longer operation.
It is not right for everybody and it is not compulsory for anybody. Both of those are worth saying out loud.
What happens after the surgery?
The tissue removed is examined, and that report shapes what comes next. Radiotherapy commonly follows a lumpectomy, and other treatment may follow either operation.
Radiation therapy for breast cancer covers that part in more detail.
How much does breast cancer surgery cost in Hyderabad?
A lumpectomy starts from ₹80,000 and a mastectomy from ₹1,50,000. A mastectomy with reconstruction at one sitting is from ₹2,00,000 in total, not that much on top. These are CION prices, not quotations. Reconstruction, the length of stay and the laboratory work all move the figure upwards from there.
You are given a written estimate for your own case before anything is scheduled. Bring your policy details and the desk will confirm what your cover includes.
Do I need a referral?
No, and the first consultation is free. Bring whatever you already have — a mammogram, a scan, a breast biopsy report — even if the set is incomplete.
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Bring what you have. We will go through the options and the plan.
Give us your name, number and where you live. A surgical oncologist will go through what the scans show, which operations are reasonable, and what each involves.
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