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Sometimes multiple areas of cancer are found in one breast, making removal of the whole breast necessary.
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Is a mastectomy a surgical removal of only the cancerous tissue?
Mastectomy is surgical removal of the whole breast. Lumpectomy is surgical removal of only the cancerous tissue.
Removal of the breast?
Removal of the breast is a Mastectomy.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a breast tumor and a margin of healthy tissue?
Lumpectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a tumor with a margin of healthy tissue. Mastadenoma = benign tumor of the breast. Mastocarcinoma = carcinoma (malignant cancerous tumor) of the breast. Mastectomy = surgical procedure of removing all or part of the breast.
Is the surgical removal of an entire breast and its nipple?
The surgical removal of the breast is called a mastectomy.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to one side removal of a breast?
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one breast. A double mastectomy is the removal of both.
What actions are taken when a breast lumpectomy is performed?
The suffix -ectomy in lumpectomy means removal of. In this case a lump-ectomy would be the removal of a lump. The action performed in a breast lumpectomy would be the removal of a lump from a breast.
The term mastectomy relates to what organ?
The breast.The breast.The breast.The breast.The breast.The breast.
What is the medical term for surgical correction of the breast?
Mammoplasty is the surgical repair of the breast.
Which procedure involves the surgical removal of an entire breast and many of the surrounding tissues?
The procedure that involves the removal of an entire breast and the surrounding tissues is called a radical mastectomy. This procedure is performed surgically and usually takes some time to do.
What is the Removal of tissue to confirm a diagnosis of breast cancer?
Biopsy
Why is a patient's breast removed?
Removal of a patient's breast is usually recommended when cancer is present in the breast or as a prophylactic when the patient has severe fibrocystic disease and a family history of breast cancer.
Is lumpectomy the removal of tissue to confirm a diagnosis of breast cancer?
false
