segmental mastectomy

segmental mastectomy
partial m.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • segmental mastectomy — The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph nodes under the arm are also taken out. Also called partial mastectomy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • segmental — Relating to a segment. * * * seg·men·tal seg ment əl adj 1 a) of, relating to, or having the form of a segment b) situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment <a segmental pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ>… …   Medical dictionary

  • partial mastectomy — The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph nodes under the arm are also taken out. Also called segmental mastectomy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • partial mastectomy — n a mastectomy in which only a tumor and a wedge of surrounding healthy tissue are removed * * * removal of only enough breast tissue to ensure that the margins of the resected surgical specimen are free of tumor; called also segmental m …   Medical dictionary

  • List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * …   Wikipedia

  • Sm — Symbol for samarium. * * * Master of Science [L. Scientiae Magister]; sadomasochism; segmental mastectomy; self monitoring; sensitivity matrix; serum; silicon microphysiometer; simple mastectomy; skim milk; smooth muscle; somatomedin; space… …   Medical dictionary

  • SM — • Master of Science [L. Scientiae Magister]; • sadomasochism; • segmental mastectomy; • self monitoring; • sensitivity matrix; • serum; • silicon microphysiometer; • simple mastectomy; • skim milk; • smooth muscle; • somatomedin; • space… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • Brachytherapie — (griech. brachys ‚kurz, nah‘), auch interne Strahlentherapie, Therapie mit umschlossenen Strahlenquellen oder Kurzdistanztherapie, ist eine Form der Strahlentherapie, bei der eine Strahlenquelle innerhalb oder in unmittelbarer Nähe des zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Curiethérapie — La curiethérapie, parfois appelée brachythérapie (du mot grec ‘Brachy’ qui signifie ‘distance courte’), est une technique de radiothérapie mise au point à l Institut Curie où la source des radiations est placée à l intérieur ou à proximité… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • breast-conserving surgery — An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself. Types of breast conserving surgery include lumpectomy (removal of the lump), quadrantectomy (removal of one quarter, or quadrant, of the breast), and segmental mastectomy… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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