Breast-conserving surgery

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Breast-conserving surgery is a less radical cancer surgery than mastectomy. Breast-conserving surgery, as in a lumpectomy removes part of the breast tissue during surgery, as opposed to the entire breast.

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• American Academy of Family Physicians, Breast-Conserving Surgery, What is breast-conserving surgery?

v • d • e Operations/surgeries and other procedures of the integumentary system (ICD-9-CM V3 85-86) Breast Breast-conserving surgery (Lumpectomy) - Mammoplasty - Mastectomy (Radical mastectomy) - Breast implant - Mastopexy - Breast reconstruction - Breast reduction Skin and subcutaneous tissue Escharotomy - Suture - Skin grafting - Hair transplantation