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Breast Cancer Surgery

Breast Cancer Surgery

Breast Cancer Surgery

  • Lumpectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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The goal of breast cancer surgery is to remove the cancer in the breast and to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back in the breast.

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Removal of the entire breast, called a mastectomy, is no longer needed for most patients to achieve this goal. Breast conservation therapy, which includes a lumpectomy followed by radiation, has been shown to result in acceptably low rates of in breast recurrence and allows a patient to keep her natural breast.

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A lumpectomy, also called a partial mastectomy, is the most common operation performed for breast cancer.

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Although a mastectomy involves removal of as much of the underlying breast tissue as technically possible, there are variations in how much of the overlying skin envelope is preserved.

 

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