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Breast-Conserving Surgery

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Breast-Conserving Surgery
An operation to remove the breast cancer while removing as little of the breast as possible

Types Lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, segmental mastectomy

breast-conserving surgery
Surgical oncology An operation to remove the breast CA but not the breast Types Lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, segmental mastectomy. See Breast reconstruction, Lumpectomy, Quadrantectomy, Segmental mastectomy.


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In the study, the researchers looked at factors affecting a woman's choice between a mastectomy to remove the entire breast or breast-conserving surgery, which involves removing only the tumor and is followed by radiation treatments.
00 Hardcover RD539 Forty-one international breast surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and pathologists contribute 31 chapters covering all aspects of breast-conserving surgery and breast reshaping, and providing essential guidance for surgeons seeking to improve the care of their breast cancer patients.
The number of women who received mastectomy versus breast-conserving surgery and who had lymph nodes removed did not differ significantly between racial groups.
 
 
 
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