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lumpectomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation |
Examples of lumpectomy
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Survival after lumpectomy and mastectomy for early stage invasive breast cancer.
From the sciencedaily.com
Receiving flowers on the anniversary of her lumpectomy caught Butler off guard.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Finally, after a lumpectomy, it became clear the cancer was real, albeit early.
From the freep.com
This suggests that women choosing lumpectomy may have been generally healthier.
From the sciencedaily.com
I have not had surgery yet, but am scheduled for a lumpectomy on September 12.
From the latimes.com
The invasive cancer was out of me and in the tissue removed in the lumpectomy.
From the fresnobee.com
Approximately 88 percent of these women received radiation after their lumpectomy.
From the sciencedaily.com
Since then she's had a lumpectomy and is undergoing local radiation treatment.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It led to a lumpectomy, and then five chemo treatments, with three more to go.
From the usatoday.com
- Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
- Lumpectomy (aka: tylectomy) is a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump, usually a benign tumor or breast cancer, from an affected man or woman's breast. ...
- Surgery to remove the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it.
- Surgery to remove only the cancerous breast lump; usually followed by radiation therapy.
- A surgical procedure used to remove a lump and some of healthy tissue around it
- Removal of either a benign or malignant lesion from the breast with the preservation of the essential anatomy of the breast
- A breast cancer procedure that involves removing a part of the breast containing a tumor known or suspected to be cancerous.
- An operation for breast cancer in which the tumour and surrounding breast tissue are removed: muscles, skin, and lymph nodes are left intact (compare mastectomy). ...
- Small primary tumors of the breast, the lump and immediately surrounding tissue is removed
