lumpectomy

• Intervention chirurgicale consistant à retirer une tumeur tout en préservant la majeure partie des tissus environnants et des ganglions lymphatiques, généralement pratiquée dans certains cas de cancer du sein.

A surgical procedure involving the removal of a tumor while preserving most of the surrounding tissue and lymph nodes, commonly performed in certain cases of breast cancer.

1. Surgical removal of a tumorC1formalmedical

   A surgical procedure to remove a tumor from the breast while preserving most of the surrounding healthy tissue and often avoiding removal of lymph nodes.

   Tumorectomie mammaire

   • The patient underwent a lumpectomy to remove the small cancerous growth.
   • After the lumpectomy, she required radiation therapy to ensure all cancer cells were destroyed.
   • The surgeon explained that a lumpectomy is a less invasive option compared to a mastectomy.