Senology

The senology (. Fr le of his " chest "; originally Latin sine " curve ball of the robe, Breast " ) is the study of the female breast. The term goes back to the founder of the senology, Charles Marie Gros from Strasbourg, the Senologic with the International Society (SIS), created in 1972, the first association for medical research on the female breast. His goal was "to bring together all involved in the normal and disordered functions of the female breast physicians."

The 1st International Congress of the SIS was held in 1980 in Hamburg and brought, among others, the following year it founded the German Society for Tropical and forth.

The study area extends from the senology biological, physiological and anatomical basic subjects about diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to follow-up and prophylaxis. In the clinical field you will find a wide range of disciplines: (plastic ) surgeons, gynecologists, internists, pathologists, radiologists and oncologists deal with the various aspects of diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. Here, Senologen efforts to increase a holistic view of patients, which includes psychological and social aspects.

Central topics of current research senological are transactions of the physiological, respectively troubled breast development and particularly the development and treatment of benign and malignant tumors to breast cancer. One goal is to reduce the number and severity of new cases, by more effective preventive measures are established. Here, the arc of patient education on the correct sampling biases of their own chest to the development of strict quality assurance programs in the field of mammography. Another focus is the continuous development of surgical techniques for breast reconstruction and Mamillenrekonstruktion. Since working predominantly breast-conserving, complete mastectomies are now only rarely needed. While in the classical breast augmentation principle implants are used, which are filled with silicone gel or saline, is in modern reconstructive surgery, the trend is increasingly towards of techniques in which autologous tissue is used for example in the form of belly flaps for breast reconstruction.