Second opinion from a German breast specialist

Why do you need a doctor's second opinion?

• to confirm or correct the diagnosis you have been given;
• to clarify the prognosis of the disease;
• to learn about the possible treatment options and their advantages.

What you need to provide to obtain a «second opinion» from a German breast specialist

• a medical report stating the diagnosis or the suspected condition;
• the results of diagnostic investigations, including lab tests,
• radiologists' reports -- mammography, scintigraphy, breast MRI, CT, PET-CT (if available), and the histology report;
  the prescribed treatment protocol (if available);

What a patient receives from the «second opinion in breast medicine» service

• confidence that the diagnosis and the prescribed treatment are correct;
• recommendations on protocol-based treatment for the specific condition;
• information on the most up-to-date methods of treating breast disease

A timely consultation with German specialists is often a sensible alternative to an expensive trip abroad for examination or treatment. Consultations are based on carefully prepared patient medical records. A thoroughly compiled set of medical documents relating to the patient's medical history is crucial to a successful consultation. As a result of the consultation you will gain confidence in your diagnosis, together with detailed recommendations on further examination or treatment and on newly developed drugs that have been approved for use in the EU.

The main range of problems for which this form of medical consultation is appropriate and technically feasible covers the following breast conditions: pain, inflammation, abnormal discharge, cysts, and benign and malignant tumours.

Men can also seek a consultation regarding gynaecomastia or a tumour.

The breast specialist will also provide expert advice on aesthetic breast concerns, taking into account the patient's own ideas about possible correction.

The stage and risk of the disease can be assessed with a high degree of reliability when mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI images are available; where malignancy is suspected or confirmed, the results of a biopsy of the lesion, as well as PET or scintigraphy, are of particular importance.