Therapeutic Interventions Flashcards
Removal of the cancerous tumor and the lymph nodes.
En Bloc Resection
Removal of a tumor only.
Lumpectomy
The removal of clinically involved lymp nodes.
Lymph Node Dissection
Determines a pattern of spread from the primary tumor site through the lymph nodes.
Lymph Node Mapping
The first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs in a particular area.
Sentinel Node
Removal of the breast containing the cancer, along with the lymph nodes and the muscle under the breast.
Radical Mastectomy
Refers to the borders of normal tissue surrounding the cancer.
Margins
The cancer is removed with a significant amount of tissue around the tumor to ensure that all cancer cells are removed.
Wide Margin Resection
Removal of the breast containing the cancer.
Simple Mastectomy
Targeted radiation therapy that uses digital diagnostic imaging and specialized software to treat tumors without damaging surrounding tissue.
Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT)
The use of radiation placed directly on or within the cancer through the use of needles or beads containing radioactive gold, cobalt, or radium.
Brachytherapy
A noninvasive type of surgery that uses gamma radiation to destroy a brain tumor.
Gamma Knife Surgery
High-dosage radiation delivered via a beam that changes its dosage and shape.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Patients who are incapable of producing healthy blood cells are given bone marrow from a matching donor to stimulate normal blood cell growth.
Bone marrow transplant (BMT)
The circulation of cancer-destroying medicine throughout the body.
Chemotherapy
