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n. Surgical excision of a tumor from the breast with the removal of a minimal amount of surrounding tissue.

n. The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.

n. the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery. This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically feasible, to radical mastectomy, the removal of the entire breast along with nearby muscles.

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

"Mrs. Edwards will be undergoing further testing of her infiltrative ductal carcinoma of the breast, to determine how far it's spread and whether or not a mastectomy or lumpectomy is indicated."

radical mastectomy   

ablation    cutting out    excision    extirpation   

tylectomy   

appendectomy    hysterectomies    hysterectomy    mastectomy    prostatectomy    tonsillectomy    vasectomy