A lumpectomy is an operation in which a woman has a lump such as a tumour removed from one of her breasts, rather than having the whole breast removed. lumpectomies an operation in which a tumour is removed from someone's body, especially from a woman's breast
The removal of a breast cancer (lump) and the surrounding tissue without removing the entire breast It is a less radical procedure than mastectomy and is usually followed by radiation treatment
surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from the breast and a small ring of normal tissue around it