lumpectomy

noun lump·ec·to·my \ ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of lumpectomy

plural lumpectomies

: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue

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Surgical biopsy: This form of biopsy involves removing either a portion of your mass (this is called an incisional biopsy) or the entire thing (known as excisional biopsy, wide local excision, or lumpectomy), according to the Mayo Clinic.

— korin miller, SELF, "8 Helpful Things to Know About Getting a Breast Biopsy Before It Happens," 27 June 2018
To treat it, Nixon had a lumpectomy and underwent more than six weeks of radiation, Fox News previously reported.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon could be New York's next governor: A look at her political activism," 7 June 2018
Such women usually have surgery — mastectomy or a lumpectomy and radiation — followed by years of a hormone-blocking drug aimed at keeping cancer from returning.

— marie mccullough, Philly.com, "What the latest news on breast cancer, chemo and genomic testing could mean for you," 5 June 2018
The genomic test, which is costly but is usually covered by insurance, breaks down cancer’s intricacies by measuring the function of 21 genes in a tumor (removed via a lumpectomy or mastectomy) to tabulate a score from zero to 100.

— elizabeth varnell, Vogue, "Many Women With Breast Cancer Can Now Skip Chemo, According to a New Study," 4 June 2018
In 1999, Moore was diagnosed at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with breast cancer that would require a lumpectomy and chemotherapy.

— vikki ortiz, chicagotribune.com, "How much does it cost to save a life? Sometimes treating cancer means going broke," 24 May 2018
To treat it, Nixon had a lumpectomy and underwent more than six weeks of radiation, Fox News previously reported.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon could be New York's next governor: A look at her political activism," 19 Apr. 2018
Now, after 20 weeks of chemotherapy, a radical mastectomy and lumpectomy, and 6½ weeks of radiation, Terry, her head furry with much darker than normal hair, is back home.

— crocker stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Better Angels: An officer's quiet gift, and a patient's poignant farewell," 9 May 2018
To treat it, Nixon had a lumpectomy and underwent more than six weeks of radiation, Fox News previously reported.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon could be New York's next governor: A look at her political activism," 19 Apr. 2018

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noun lump·ec·to·my \ ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē \

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plural lumpectomies

: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue — called also tylectomy; compare quadrantectomy

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