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  2. Lumpectomy - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Breast-conserving surgery - Wikipedia

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    Different forms of this operation include: lumpectomy (tylectomy), wide local excision, segmental resection, and quadrantectomy. Breast-conserving surgery has been increasingly accepted as an alternative to mastectomy in specific patients, as it provides tumor removal while maintaining an acceptable cosmetic outcome.

  4. Wide local excision - Wikipedia

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    A wide local excision (WLE) is a surgical procedure to remove a small area of diseased or problematic tissue with a margin of normal tissue. This procedure is commonly performed on the breast and to skin lesions, but can be used on any area of the body.

  5. Katie Couric Breast Cancer Surgery Was Lumpectomy To ... - AOL

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    After Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer, she chose a lumpectomy, not a mastectomy, as her treatment. What to know about breast-conserving surgery. Katie Couric Breast Cancer Surgery ...

  6. What is stage I triple-positive breast cancer? - AOL

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    Fischer underwent a lumpectomy but because her cancer was a more aggressive, triple-positive tumor, she was also treated with 12 rounds of chemotherapy and three weeks of radiation “to be sure ...

  7. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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    The tumor could be felt as a hard, mobile lump before the surgical excision. Surgery is the primary management for breast cancer. Depending on staging and biologic characteristics of the tumor, surgery can be a lumpectomy (removal of the lump only), a mastectomy, or a modified radical mastectomy. Lymph nodes are often included in the scope of ...

  8. What it's like to have a single mastectomy - AOL

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    Gagnon's question makes sense and refers to the fact that in most double mastectomy cases — probably 95%, according to Dr. Laura Dominici, a breast surgeon with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in ...

  9. Mastectomy - Wikipedia

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    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 choose to have the operation as a preventive measure. [1]