[Breast diseases within the scope of gynecology]

Senology plays its special and important part in gynecology already. Beside the aim to keep contact with other specialists in different fields of medicine concerning breast diseases, it is the task of the senologist to treat the great number of patients and coordinate and promote training, teaching and science in this challenging area of medical interest. This includes also special activities in screening, medical checkup programs and patient information services. The First Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Vienna was the first clinic in Austria to start these activities. In 1973 a special outpatient unit for breast investigations was established. Since 1979 more than 1,100 cases of breast cancer have been operated and more than 3,500 breast operations in general have been performed, with also the corresponding postoperative treatment and care.