glossary of terms

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1、GlossaryofTermsAdenocarcinoma:Cancerarisingingland-formingtissue;themedicaltermmeaning“relatedtoagland”is“adeno”;breastlobulesandductsaretypesofglands.Adjuvant:Treatmentgivenafterprimarybreastsurgerytopreventordelayrecurrence,ortreatmentgivenas“preventiv

2、e”whenthereisnoobviousevidenceofcancer.Usuallyreferstoadditionofchemotherapy,radiation,orhormonaltherapy.Alopecia:Hairloss.Areola:Theareaofdark-coloredskinonthebreastthatsurroundsthenipple.Aspiration:Removaloffluidfromalump,oftenacyst,withaneedleandasyri

3、nge.Atypicalhyperplasia:Abenign(noncancerous)conditioninwhichcellshaveabnormalfeaturesandareincreasedinnumber.Thisconditionplaceswomenatahigherriskofdevelopinginvasivebreastcancer.Axillarynodedissection:Removalofsomeofthelymphnodesinthearmpittoaidinstagi

4、ngofbreastcancer.Benign:AgrowththatisNOTcancerous.Biopsy:Removalofasampleoftissuethatisthenexaminedunderamicroscopebyapathologisttoseeifcancerispresent.Whentheentiretumororlesionisremoved,theprocedureiscalledanexcisionalbiopsy.Whenonlyasampleoftissueisre

5、moved,theprocedureiscalledanincisionalbiopsyorcorebiopsy.Whenasampleoftissueorfluidisremovedwithasmallneedle,theprocedureiscalledafine-needleaspirationbiopsy.Bonemarrow:Thesoftmaterialinsidebones.Bloodcellsareproducedinthebonemarrow.Breastcancerinsitu:Ve

6、ryearly,noninvasivecancercellsthatareconfinedtotheductsorlobulesinthebreastandcannotspreadbeyondthebreast.CommonlyabbreviatedasDCIS(ductalcarcinomainsitu)orLCIS(lobularcarcinomainsitu).Breastconservingsurgery:Anoperationtoremovethebreastcancerbutnottheen

7、tirebreastitself.Typesofbreastconservingsurgeryincludelumpectomy(removalofthelump)andquadrantectomy(removalofonequarterofthebreast).Breastreconstruction:Surgerytorebuildtheshapeofabreast.ColoradoCancerCoalition●www.breastcancercolorado.org●303-692-2331Ca

8、ncer:Atermfordiseasesinwhichcellsdivideabnormallywithoutcontrolororder.Cancerouscellscaninvadenearbytissuesandcanspreadthroughthebloodstreamandlymphaticsystemstootherpartsofthebody.Carcinoma:Cancerthatbeginsintheliningorco