tumorectomy

tumorectomy
tu·mor·ec·to·my (too-mər-ekґtə-me) [tumor + -ectomy] an imprecise term usually used to denote either debulking or removal of most or all of a primary tumor, particularly of the breast, with only minimal removal of surrounding tissue.

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  • tumorectomy — noun The surgical removal of a tumor, along with the minimum of healthy tissue …   Wiktionary

  • Excision — means to remove by cutting . * In surgery, an excision (also known as a resection) is the complete removal of an organ or a tumour from a body, as opposed to a biopsy. An excisional biopsy (sometimes called a tumorectomy ) is the removal of a… …   Wikipedia

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