Computerized equipment maps the location of the mass and this is used as a guide for the placement of the needle. Inflammation or ulcers of the mouth area. This condition can result as a side effect of some chemotherapy regimens. Giving a baby milk from the breast. Also called breast-feeding or nursing.
Surgeons perform breast biopsy, lumpectomy, and mastectomy on breast cancer patients.
A breast abnormality that may indicate breast cancer. On a mammogram, these abnormalities may be lesions such as spiculated masses or pleomorphic microcalcifications. At the same time. In breast cancer, this term means that the tumor that originated in the breast has spread to distant sites, such as the liver, brain, bones, or lungs. Copyright 1997-2001 Imaginis Corporation.