Breast Care - Otago | Southern | Te Whatu Ora

Breast Cancer Surgery

This may be:

• Simple or Total: all breast tissue, skin and the nipple are surgically removed but the muscles lying under the breast and the lymph nodes are left in place.

• Modified Radical: all breast tissue, skin and the nipple as well as some lymph tissue are surgically removed.

• Partial: the breast lump and a portion of other breast tissue (up to one quarter of the breast) as well as lymph tissue are surgically removed.

• Lumpectomy: the breast lump and surrounding tissue, as well as some lymph tissue, are surgically removed. When combined with radiation treatment, this is known as breast-conserving surgery.

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