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Mastectomy, Segmental
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Definition
: Removal of only enough breast tissue to ensure that the margins of the resected surgical specimen are free of tumor.
Other names
Partial Mastectomy; Lumpectomy; Breast-
Conserving Surgery; Surgery, Breast Conserving; Surgeries, Breast-
Conserving; Segmentectomies; Segmental Mastectomy; Segmental Mastectomies; Resection Mastectomy, Limited; Resection Mastectomies, Limited; Partial Mastectomies; Mastectomy, Partial; Mastectomy, Local Excision; Mastectomy, Limited Resection; Mastectomies, Segmental; Mastectomies, Partial; Mastectomies, Local Excision; Mastectomies, Limited Resection; Local Excision Mastectomies; Limited Resection Mastectomies
