quadrantectomy
quadrantectomy noun: excision of the tissue in a breast quadrant, as a type of partial mastectomy.
Noun
quadrantectomy (plural quadrantectomies)
- Excision of the tissue in a breast quadrant, as a type of partial mastectomy.
- In the Milan trial, patients treated with quadrantectomy and radiotherapy have experienced 8 new ipsilateral primaries and 18 new contralateral carcinomas.1988, Lydia Ioannidou-Mouzaka, Michael Philippakis, Philip Angelakis, Mastology '88: Proceedings of the 1st European Congress on Senology, Athens, 27-30 March 1988, →ISBN
- A quadrantectomy and axillary clearance was carried out for multicentric foci of invasive lobular carcinoma with all 23 lymph nodes examined clear of tumour.2001, Adrian Harnett, Case Studies in Breast Cancer, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 93
Examples of quadrantectomy in a sentence
- A quadrantectomy is more likely to result in negative surgical margins but may compromise cosmesis.2009, Kirby I. Bland, Edward M. Copeland III, The Breast: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases, Elsevier Health...
- The patients underwent an operation protocol of corresponding quadrantectomy, radionavigated blue-dye sentinel node biopsy and axillary dissection.2012, Issues in National, Regional, and Environmental Health and Medicine: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN:
- The primacy of the mastectomy, with the objective of saving life, had been surpassed by the new quadrantectomy, which not only saved lives but also improved the quality of life.2013, Umberto Veronesi, The First Day Without Cancer: The Battles We Have Won, and Those We Will Win, Open Road Media, →ISBN:
Forms of quadrantectomy
| plural | quadrantectomies |
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Origin of quadrantectomy
From quadrant + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with quadrantectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about quadrantectomy
- What does quadrantectomy mean?
- Quadrantectomy means excision of the tissue in a breast quadrant, as a type of partial mastectomy.
- How do you use quadrantectomy in a sentence?
- A quadrantectomy is more likely to result in negative surgical margins but may compromise cosmesis.
- What part of speech is quadrantectomy?
- Quadrantectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of quadrantectomy?
- The plural of quadrantectomy is quadrantectomies.
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