Breast Surgery

The Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital, Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, adheres to the principles of putting people first and giving top priority to attention to detail to provide patients with a good healthcare environment; it adheres to the principles of evidence-based, standardized, and individualized comprehensive treatment to provide patients with a high-quality treatment experience. The department is equipped with internationally advanced specialized diagnostic equipment for breast diseases, including a digital molybdenum-target mammography system, ultrasound equipment, a stereotactic X-ray localization system, a breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, a vacuum-assisted minimally invasive breast rotary-cutting system, and a bedside imaging localization system. This equipment not only provides patients with convenient and efficient services but also brings the diagnosis of breast diseases to an internationally advanced level. The department pioneered high-quality image-guided localization of breast masses, including MRI-guided localization, greatly increasing the detection rates of early breast cancer and small tumors and thereby enabling precision surgery. The department actively performs procedures including minimally invasive breast biopsy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, breast-conserving radical surgery, modified radical surgery, and various forms of breast reconstruction, providing patients with appropriate individualized surgical treatment. While ensuring therapeutic efficacy, it places greater emphasis on humanistic care, reducing the psychological trauma caused by breast cancer surgery, helping patients better return to society and resume their social roles, and preserving quality of life to the greatest extent possible. On the basis of surgery, the Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital provides comprehensive breast cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, and targeted therapy. The distinctive neoadjuvant chemotherapy diagnosis and treatment system established by the department has helped large numbers of patients with locally advanced breast cancer that was originally difficult to operate on or refractory become eligible for surgery after tumor downstaging, while further effectively improving their long-term prognosis. The director of the Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital is Professor Lu Jinsong, a doctoral supervisor who has devoted more than 30 years to the early diagnosis and systemic treatment of breast cancer. He serves as the convener of the Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Treatment Team for Breast Diseases (MDT), a council member of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO), deputy chair of the Breast Diseases Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Medical Education, deputy leader of the Breast Cancer Biomarker Collaboration Group of the Tumor Marker Professional Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, a member of the MDT Committee of the Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, a member of the Breast Professional Committee of the Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, deputy chair of the First Breast Disease Expert Committee of the China Primary Health Care Foundation, a member of the Oncology Cardiology Group of the 11th Committee of the Cardiovascular Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and a member of the inaugural committee of the Professional Committee for Digital Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Diseases of the Digital Medical Technology Branch of the Chinese Medical Equipment Association, among other positions. He received the titles of “Model of Medical Ethics” in the Shanghai Municipal Education and Health System in 2011 and “Top Ten Doctors in Shanghai” in 2012. He has published more than 60 academic papers internationally and supervised graduate students in writing 13 papers that were presented at international breast cancer conferences; two of these received the 2012 Avon-AACR International Scholar-in-Training Award at the top-tier San Antonio Breast Cancer Forum in the United States. The multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment team of the Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital draws on the strong talent base across multiple disciplines at Renji Hospital, bringing together experts from all medical specialties involved in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment to form a precision MDT team spanning the full medical spectrum of breast cancer and providing accurate staging and optimized treatment for difficult and complex cases. With the collaboration of the MDT team, breast cancer patients who also have other critical illnesses can receive convenient, scientifically sound, and effective treatment. The Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital has conducted numerous innovative clinical studies related to breast cancer and established advanced treatment models and concepts, enabling breast cancer patients to have the opportunity to access up-to-date, diverse, and individualized diagnostic and treatment plans. The physicians and researchers in the Department of Breast Surgery have remained committed to innovation and continue to forge ahead on the path toward improving survival for patients with breast cancer. At present, some of the department’s academic views have been cited continuously for ten years by the US NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer, from 2014 through 2024; this also marked the first time that the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer cited views from papers published by a Chinese clinical research team. The Department of Breast Surgery of Renji Hospital also has a nursing team that is enthusiastic about providing care and highly experienced, helping breast cancer patients recover through its professional knowledge of breast disease nursing. While providing patients with convenient, high-quality medical services, the team has also established a WeChat platform offering information and communication services such as health education, postoperative rehabilitation guidance, and psychological counseling, allowing the pink ribbon to dance gently in the heart of every woman.