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A lumpectomy is a type of surgery often included in breast cancer treatment. Breast surgeon Puneet Singh, M.D., explains what a lumpectomy involves, what to expect during this surgery and what recovery looks like for patients.
A lumpectomy is an option for most people who have early breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (a non-invasive breast cancer). A lumpectomy may also be an option for some people with locally advanced breast cancer after treatment with neoadjuvant therapy (drug therapy given before surgery).
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) removes the cancer while leaving as much normal breast as possible. Usually, some surrounding healthy tissue and lymph nodes also are removed. Breast-conserving surgery is sometimes called lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, partial mastectomy, or segmental mastectomy depending on how much tissue is removed.
Lumpectomy is a treatment option for early-stage breast cancer. Sometimes lumpectomy is used to rule out a cancer diagnosis. When a lumpectomy surgery is performed to remove cancer, it usually is followed by radiation therapy to the breast to reduce the chances of cancer returning.
Recovery after a lumpectomy can take days or weeks, depending on your individual situation. Many people can return to work and driving within a week.
A lumpectomy is surgery to remove a breast tumor with cancer. This surgery only removes the tumor and a small part of normal tissue around it. A lumpectomy also is called breast-conserving surgery. Your doctor may also call it a wide local excision, segmental resection, or partial mastectomy.
A lumpectomy (also called a breast-conserving surgery, a partial mastectomy or a wide excision) is often done under general anesthesia. This means you’re asleep during the surgery. In some cases, local anesthesia with sedation, or regional anesthesia may be used.
What is a lumpectomy? A lumpectomy, also known as partial mastectomy or segmentectomy, is breast cancer surgery that removes a tumor in your breast while leaving your breast intact. Lumpectomies can be diagnostic — a procedure that tests whether a tumor is malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer). More often, a lumpectomy is cancer treatment.
Lumpectomy (partial mastectomy): This procedure removes an individual tumor (“ lump ”) from your breast, with a margin of healthy tissue around it. A lumpectomy is an option when treating breast cancer in the early stages. Mastectomy: A mastectomy removes all of one or both breasts.
Learn about lumpectomy and partial mastectomy, breast-conserving procedures performed after a breast cancer diagnosis.