tylectomy /ty·lec·to·my/ (ti-lek´tah-me) lumpectomy.
lumpectomy [lump-ek´to-me]
ty·lec·to·my (t -l k t -m )n. Surgical removal of a tumor from the breast. Also called lumpectomy. |
lumpectomy [lump-ek´to-me]
1. surgical excision of only the palpable lesion in carcinoma of the breast; called also tylectomy.
2. surgical removal of a mass; see also excisional biopsy.
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