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What are advantages and disadvantages of a lumpectomy and a mastectomy. please share any personal experience. does a mastectomy hurt a lot more than a lumpectomy?
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More side effects: A mastectomy is designed to remove the entire breast because of a large tumor that tends to extend into the surrounding breast tissue. The incision at best is transverse and about 10 cm. A lumpectomy is a wide biopsy leaving most of the breast tissue and used when the entire small lesion can be encompassed by the lumpectomy. The side effects here are minimal compared to mastectomy.
Answered 9/30/2014
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