lumpectomy

• Procedimento cirúrgico que consiste na remoção de um tumor da mama preservando a maior parte do tecido mamário saudável ao redor, geralmente indicado em alguns casos de câncer de mama. Também chamado de cirurgia conservadora da mama.

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.

   Ressecção cirúrgica de tumor

   • 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.