Resources
Definitions of Procedures
Preparing for surgery? Just interested in learning more about the different types of surgical procedures for breast cancer diagnosis and/or treatment? Use the following guide below to help answer some of your questions.
- Treatment Choices-An Overview
- Biopsy Basics
- Excisional Biopsies
- Incisional Biopsy
- Core Needle Biopsy
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Core Needle Biopsy, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Excisional Biopsy, Incisional Biopsy
- Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
- Axilliary Lymph Nodes
- The Surgical Procedure (Axilliary lymph nodes, Margins, etc.)
- Breast Conserving Surgery/Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Assessing Lymph Nodes
- Breast Reconstruction