Breast-conserving surgery
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breast-conserving-surgery-280-10675591
title:
Breast-conserving surgery
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Breast-conserving surgery refers to an operation that aims to remove breast cancer while avoiding a mastectomy. 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 considerat
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Surgical operation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast-conserving_surgery
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2023-08-29T05:45:28Z
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