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Breast Cancer (Expert Forum)
partial mastectomy
Questions posted in the Breast Cancer Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Cleveland Clinic. Topics include Breast Biopsy, Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, Lumps, Lumpectomy, Lymph node dissection, Lymphedema, Mammograms, Mastectomy, Radiation Therapy, Reconstruction, Self Breast Exam, and Surgery.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-RN,MSN-rf, Mar 27, 2006 12:00AM
Dear gmachris: A partial mastecomy generally removes the cancerous tissue, some healthy surrounding tissue, some skin and some lining over the chest wall underneath the tumor. In addition, there are usually some lymph nodes removed. In contrast, a lumpectomy removes only the lump and some of the healthy surrounding tissue.
