Lumpectomy

Lumpectomy

Lumpectomy: A lumpectomy is surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and a margin of healthy tissue from the breast; a sentinel lymph node biopsy may be performed prior to surgery to identify, if any, the first lymph node to which the cancer has spread.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Lumpectomy

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Lumpectomy:

• Breast cancer

Other Surgical Options: Lumpectomy

Surgical procedure options to consider as an alternative for Lumpectomy may include these surgeries:

• Mastectomy

Anesthetic Requirements for Lumpectomy

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Lumpectomy may include:

• Local or regional anesthesia

Procedure Complications: Lumpectomy

Possible surgical complications of Lumpectomy may include:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Adverse reaction to anesthesia
• Swelling

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Lumpectomy

The prognosis for a good medical outcome: The prognosis is excellent; however, there are several conditions under which the patient may opt for the more invasive mastectomy.

Descriptions of Lumpectomy

Lumpectomy: An operation where breast cancer tumors and surrounding tissue are removed.

Lumpectomy: Surgery to remove the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it.
Source: National Institute of Health

Lumpectomy: surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
Source: WordNet 2.1

Lumpectomy: Other Names

Other names for this medical surgical procedures (Lumpectomy) include:

• Breast-sparing surgery
• Breast-conserving surgery

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