lumpectomy
noun
lump·ec·to·my
ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē 
plural lumpectomies
: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue
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Harris and her medical team decided on 16 rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and a lumpectomy.
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Just a few days after her diagnosis, Crampton underwent a lumpectomy and had two lymph nodes removed, which required a six-week recovery.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Bahl then went into treatment: having a lymph node biopsy, undergoing a lumpectomy, months of chemotherapy, and then doing 15 days of radiation.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Crow underwent a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation therapy and was declared cancer-free.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Just a few days after her diagnosis, Crampton underwent a lumpectomy and had two lymph nodes removed, which required a six-week recovery.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Bahl then went into treatment: having a lymph node biopsy, undergoing a lumpectomy, months of chemotherapy, and then doing 15 days of radiation.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Crow underwent a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation therapy and was declared cancer-free.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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lumpectomy
noun
lump·ec·to·my
ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē
plural lumpectomies
: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue
called also tylectomy
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