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Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy, partial mastectomy, breast segmental resection or breast wide local excision) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or "lump" of breast tissue, usually in the treatment of a malignant tumor or breast cancer. [1] It is considered a viable breast conservation therapy, as the amount of tissue ...
ICD-9-CM. 85.21 - 85.23. MeSH. D015412. [edit on Wikidata] Breast-conserving surgery refers to an operation that aims to remove breast cancer while avoiding a mastectomy. [1] Different forms of this operation include: lumpectomy (tylectomy), wide local excision, segmental resection, and quadrantectomy.
ICD-9-CM. 85.4. MeSH. D008408. MedlinePlus. 002919. [edit on Wikidata] Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. [1][2] In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation as a preventive ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 November 2024. Cancer that originates in mammary glands Medical condition Breast cancer An illustration of breast cancer Specialty Oncology Symptoms A lump in a breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, a red scaly patch of skin on the ...
Bernard Fisher (August 23, 1918 – October 16, 2019) was an American surgeon and a pioneer in the biology and treatment of breast cancer. He was a native of Pittsburgh. [1] He was Chairman of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. [2]
Radical mastectomy is a surgical procedure that treats breast cancer by removing the breast and its underlying chest muscle (including pectoralis major and pectoralis minor), and lymph nodes of the axilla (armpit). Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. During the early twentieth century it was primarily treated by surgery, when ...
News host recalls the ‘whiplash’ of rare, aggressive breast cancer diagnosis at 43. Kristina Guerrero shared her experience with breast cancer to raise awareness of the importance of ...
1896 – French Dr. Victor Despeignes, "the father of radiation therapy", starts to use X-rays to treat cancer [8] 1896 – American Dr. Emil Grubbe starts to treat breast cancer patients with X-rays [4] 1896 Sir George Thomas Beatson invented hormonal treatment of breast cancer by bilateral ovary removal in women with inoperable breast cancer.