Quadrantectomy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"In the Milan trial, patients treated with quadrantectomy and radiotherapy have experienced 8 new ipsilateral primaries and 18 new contralateral carcinomas."
Etymology
From quadrant + -ectomy.
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