lumpectomy

American  

[luhm-pek-tuh-mee] / lʌmˈpɛk tə mi /

noun

• lumpectomies
  plural

1. the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.

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lumpectomy British  

/ lʌmˈpɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical removal of a tumour in a breast

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lumpectomies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lumpectomy

First recorded in 1970–75; lump ¹ + -ectomy

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

lumpectomy lumpectomies

When she first discovered a lump in her left breast, she had a lumpectomy to remove it, then went through radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"Maybe it wasn't. Maybe I could have had a lumpectomy."

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

When the new year came around, she had a lumpectomy to remove the tumor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

Her treatment included, chemotherapy, lumpectomy, a full mastectomy on the left side and 15 sessions of radiotherapy.

From BBC ● May 17, 2024

And most importantly, every one of them had received no other debilitating medical treatment except a needle biopsy or simple lumpectomy.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon

The cameras follow her as she undergoes two lumpectomies - a type of surgery that removes a portion of breast tissue.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Elsewhere, glass in the shape of biological masses is covered in delicate wire and thread, looking like the oversize results from lumpectomies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Those lumpectomies and mastectomies are essentially “fear-ectomies” that remove something frightening but not medically threatening.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2024

They followed nearly 200 women with two or three tumors in one breast who had lumpectomies followed by radiation.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

These days many surgeons routinely limit themselves to lumpectomies.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon