Lumpectomy

/lʌmpˈɛktəmɪ/

/ˌɫəmˈpɛktəmi/

Lumpectomy

surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

Examples

1. So I did the lumpectomy in December.

2. I could not have a lumpectomy and radiation.

3. So, most patients who have a lumpectomy need radiation therapy.

4. And so, that lumpectomy procedure was combined with radiation to achieve those same results as a mastectomy.