Breast service — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti
We offer breast services across Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti. Services include breast screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Contact us
Call the breast service on 04 806 0400
Where to find us
The breast service is based in the main outpatients clinic on Level 2 at Wellington Regional Hospital.
Street address:
Wellington Regional Hospital — Level 2
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
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Hours: 8am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Services we provide
Our breast service is an outpatient service that looks after people with disorders ranging from breast cancers that require immediate surgery to non-cancerous conditions such as:
- changes in the breast tissue that cause it to become dense or lumpy (fibrocystic disease)
- benign tumours of the breast (fibroadenomas)
- fluid-filled sacs (cysts)
- breast infections.
Assessment
When you come in for an appointment, we will assess your symptoms, often taking a mammogram or ultrasound scan.
Sometimes, we will need to remove of a small amount of tissue from the breast for examination under a microscope.
Treatment
Surgeons on our team will work with you if you require surgery or treatment for breast cancer.
However, many breast conditions do not require surgery and we will work with other specialists to find the best treatment plan for you.
Referral information
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
Patient information
- After your mammogram — patient informationPDF394 KB
- Breast biopsy after care sheet — patient informationPDF401 KB
- Breast cysts — patient informationPDF284 KB
- Breast pain (mastalgia) — patient informationPDF420 KB
- Breast surgery with a wound drain — patient informationPDF429 KB
- Breast surgery without a wound drain — patient informationPDF426 KB
- Ductal carcinoma insitu — patient informationPDF415 KB
- Mastectomy — patient informationPDF425 KB
- Nipple discharge — patient informationPDF449 KB