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Breast-conserving surgery: Lumpectomy

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Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) is the surgical removal of a breast lump and some of the tissue around it. The lump is removed in one piece and sent to the lab for examination (pathology).

Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Douglas A. Stewart, MD
- Medical Oncology
Last Updated August 31, 2007

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Last Updated: August 31, 2007
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