Breast lump removal

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Breast lumps	Breast self-exam	Breast self-exam
Breast self-exam	Causes of breast lumps	Female breast	Lumpectomy
Needle biopsy of the breast	Open biopsy of the breast

Lumpectomy; Wide local excision; Breast conservation surgery; Breast sparing surgery; Partial mastectomy

Risks for any surgery are:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Reactions to medications

Risks for this procedure are:

• The appearance of your breast may change. After surgery, you may notice dimpling, a scar, or a difference in shape between the two breasts.
• You may also have numbness in the breast area.

The breast tissue that is removed will be looked at under a microscope after the surgery. If the cancer is too close to the edge of this tissue, you may need another procedure to remove more breast tissue.

Review Date: 01/28/2011
Reviewed By: Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, General Surgery practice specializing in breast cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washingon. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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