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| Breast-conserving surgery | |
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 Breast-conserving surgery avoids removing the entire breast | |
| ICD-9-CM | 85.21-85.23 |
| MeSH | D015412 |
Breast-conserving surgery refers to an operation that aims to remove breast cancer while avoiding a mastectomy.[1] Different forms of this operation include: lumpectomy (tylectomy), wide local excision, segmental resection, and quadrantectomy. Breast-conserving surgery has been increasingly accepted as an alternative to mastectomy in specific patients, as it provides tumor removal while maintaining an acceptable cosmetic outcome. This page reviews the history of this operation, important considerations in decision making and patient selection, and the emerging field of oncoplastic breast conservation surgery.[citation needed]
- ^ Douvetzemis, Stergios; Kovacs, Tibor (2020). "1. Concept, principles and indication of oncoplastic breast surgery: fashion or necessity". In Klimberg, V. Suzanne; Kovacs, Tibor; Rubio, Isabel T. (eds.). Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Techniques for the General Surgeon. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 1–34. ISBN 978-3-030-40195-5.
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