Breast Oncology Glossary

A radiation therapy technique that delivers higher doses over fewer treatments to only the tumor bed region rather than...

Treatment given after primary surgery to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.

Abbreviation for axillary lymph node dissection, an extensive lymph node removal procedure.

Abnormal breast tissue pattern on imaging characterized by disruption of normal breast architecture without visible mass...

A class of hormone therapy drugs that block estrogen production in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive b...

A benign breast condition characterized by abnormal cell growth within milk ducts that increases breast cancer risk.

Surgical removal of multiple lymph nodes from the armpit area to determine cancer spread and provide regional disease co...

Normal breast tissue enhancement pattern on contrast-enhanced MRI that can affect lesion detection and characterization.

The degree of normal breast tissue enhancement on contrast-enhanced breast MRI, which can affect lesion detection and ch...

Standardized reporting system for mammography and breast imaging findings.

Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System for Pathology; standardized terminology for breast pathology reporting.

Multiple guide wires placed around the margins of a breast lesion to assist surgical excision of extensive or multifocal...

Tumor suppressor gene associated with increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers when mutated.

Targeted therapy drug that blocks proteins involved in cancer cell division.

Cancer cells that have detached from the primary tumor and circulate in the bloodstream, potentially indicating metastat...

Agreement between imaging findings and pathological results, particularly important in breast biopsy interpretation and...

A statistical measure used to evaluate the predictive accuracy of prognostic models in oncology outcomes research.

Statistical measure of agreement between different diagnostic methods or observers in breast cancer assessment.

Development of a new primary cancer in the opposite breast from the original tumor.

Surgical removal of the unaffected breast in patients with unilateral breast cancer to reduce risk of developing cancer...

Prophylactic surgical removal of the unaffected breast in patients with unilateral breast cancer to reduce future cancer...

Systematic monitoring of the opposite breast in patients with unilateral breast cancer to detect metachronous cancer dev...

Abbreviation for ductal carcinoma in situ, a non-invasive form of breast cancer confined to milk ducts.

The surgical margin closest to the chest wall or pectoralis fascia in breast-conserving surgery, critical for assessing...