Breast Oncology Glossary

A targeted therapy drug that blocks poly ADP-ribose polymerase enzymes, particularly effective in BRCA-mutated breast ca...

Surgical removal of the tumor and a margin of surrounding normal tissue while preserving most of the breast.

Absence of invasive cancer in breast and lymph nodes after neoadjuvant treatment.

Abbreviation for pathological complete response, indicating no residual cancer after treatment.

A clinical sign characterized by skin dimpling resembling an orange peel, typically associated with inflammatory breast...

A rare fibroepithelial breast tumor with leaf-like microscopic architecture, classified as benign, borderline, or malign...

A protein found in breast cancer cells that can bind to the hormone progesterone and influence tumor growth and treatmen...

Additional focused radiation dose delivered to the tumor bed after whole-breast irradiation to reduce local recurrence r...

A surgical technique using radioactive seed placement to guide excision of non-palpable breast lesions.

Enlargement of lymph nodes due to benign inflammatory response rather than malignant involvement.

A numerical value from genomic tests predicting breast cancer recurrence risk and chemotherapy benefit.

Remaining tumor tissue found at surgical resection after completion of neoadjuvant therapy, indicating incomplete respon...

Surgical procedure to examine the first lymph node where cancer is likely to spread from the primary tumor.

Mastectomy technique that preserves the breast skin envelope while removing breast tissue and nipple-areola complex.

Abbreviation for sentinel lymph node biopsy, a surgical staging procedure.

Immediate X-ray imaging of surgically excised breast tissue to confirm removal of targeted lesion.

Small metallic markers placed in the tumor bed during breast-conserving surgery to mark the location for radiation thera...

The distance between the edge of removed tumor and the boundary of excised tissue.

The tumor size component of TNM staging system for breast cancer classification.

A selective estrogen receptor modulator used as hormone therapy for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Inflatable implant device used to gradually stretch chest tissue after mastectomy in preparation for permanent breast re...

Abbreviation for triple-negative breast cancer.

Breast cancer subtype lacking estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 protein overexpression.

Anatomical site where breast tumor was located, marked for radiation therapy planning after surgical excision.