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Street address:
HUS Breast Surgery Unit
Kasarmikatu 11-13, 3rd floor,Helsinki
Mailing address:
P.O.BOX 263, 00029 HUS
Contact information:
To make an appointment or if you have any questions, call
(09) 471 76328 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
Ward 8:
09 471 76327 (nurses)
09 471 76330 (ward secretary)
Fax 09 471 76331
Head of Department Marjut Leidenius 09 471 76300
Nurse manager Minna Joenpolvi 040 683 6767
Breast cancer specialist nurses 050 427 0509 (nurses are most likely available between 1 p.m and 3 p.m)
Visiting hours daily from 2 p.m to 7 p.m.
The surgical puncture and wound outpatient clinic for patients operated in the Breast Surgery Unit is open without an appointment. Please register with the secretary when you arrive.
Mon–Thu 8:00 am sharp
Fri-Sat 9:00 am sharp
Please note: The surgical puncture and wound outpatient clinic operates from 8:00am on Friday 20th September.
On Saturday, 21st September the surgical puncture and wound clinic is closed.
The Breast Surgery Unit is internationally recognised as a leading Finnish institution in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. It is the largest breast surgery unit in the Nordic countries and treats over 1,000 breast cancer patients each year.
The unit comprises a ward and an outpatient clinic. At the unit, new and locally recurring breast cancers are operated on. Patients with benign tumours, infections and inflammatory conditions of the breast, breast reductions and women who are carriers of gene mutations increasing the risk of breast cancer are treated, as well. . Immediate breast reconstructions are performed in collaboration with the HUS Department of Plastic Surgery.
Other important collaboration partners in addition to the Department of Plastic Surgery include the HUS Department of Oncology, the HUS Medical Imaging Centre and the HUSLAB Department of Pathology.