This time the course of action was a partial mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

A year after Monica Long's partial mastectomy, a pathologist determined that she never had cancer.

To make it simple, you can think of two general breast-conserving surgeries: a lumpectomy and a partial mastectomy.

What percentage of women receives breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy or partial mastectomy)?

A partial mastectomy is more extensive than a lumpectomy, without removing the whole breast.

Another type of partial mastectomy is called a quadrantectomy.

In some cases, more surgery is required after a partial mastectomy.

Breast-conserving surgery, either a lumpectomy or partial mastectomy to remove part of the breast.

In a partial or segmental mastectomy, the doctor cuts out the tumor and a larger section of breast tissue around it.

It includes loss by mastectomy or partial mastectomy, or following radiation treatment.