Lumpectomy

Lumpectomy

Lumpectomy is a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump, usually a tumor, benign or otherwise, from an affected man or woman's breast. As the tissue removed is generally quite limited and the procedure relatively non-invasive, compared to a mastectomy, a lumpectomy is considered a viable means of "breast conservation" or "breast preservation" surgery with all the attendant physical and emotional advantages of such an approach.

External links

* [http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_conssurg.html Breastcancer.org - Lumpectomy]
* [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/healthprofessional Advice for Men with Breast Cancer]
* [http://www.center4research.org/breast-cancer-booklet.html Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer]
* [http://www.center4research.org/bc071502.html National Research Center for Women & Families article comparing mastectomy and lumpectomy]


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  • Lumpectomy — Lump*ec to*my, n. (Med.) the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery. This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically feasible, to {radical mastectomy}, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lumpectomy — 1971, from LUMP (Cf. lump) (n.), coined on model of MASTECTOMY (Cf. mastectomy) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lumpectomy — ► NOUN (pl. lumpectomies) ▪ a surgical operation in which a lump, typically a tumour, is removed from the breast …   English terms dictionary

  • lumpectomy — ☆ lumpectomy [lum pek′tə mē ] n. pl. lumpectomies [ LUMP1 + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of a breast tumor with minimum removal of adjacent normal tissues …   English World dictionary

  • Lumpectomy — The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has come to refer specially to the removal of a lump from the breast. The word lumpectomy is a hybrid term. Lump is of Middle English origin… …   Medical dictionary

  • lumpectomy — UK [ˌlʌmˈpektəmɪ] / US [lʌmˈpektəmɪ] noun [countable] Word forms lumpectomy : singular lumpectomy plural lumpectomies medical a medical operation to remove a lump, usually from a woman s breast …   English dictionary

  • lumpectomy — [[t]lʌmpe̱ktəmi[/t]] lumpectomies N COUNT A lumpectomy is an operation in which a woman has a lump such as a tumour removed from one of her breasts, rather than having the whole breast removed …   English dictionary

  • lumpectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1972 excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lumpectomy — /lum pek teuh mee/, n., pl. lumpectomies. the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor. [1970 75; LUMP1 + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • lumpectomy — noun The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast. Syn: tylectomy …   Wiktionary

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