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Breast-conserving surgical procedure for breast cancer patients in which only the tumor and a small area of surrounding tissue are removed.
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| lumpectomy |
The surgical removal of a breast tumor with a limited amount of normal, surrounding breast tissue.
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| lumpectomy |
the local removal of a tumor of mass; such as excision of a lump in the breast
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| lumpectomy |
Literally, the surgical removal of a lump. For example, in breast cancer, the removal of just the tumour as opposed to mastectomy, in which the whole breast is removed.
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| lumpectomy |
Surgery to remove only the cancerous breast lump; usually followed by radiation therapy.
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