Treatment failure can occur with any regimen in patients with or without HIV infection. Because the possibility of clinical relapse after syphilis therapy may be slightly higher in HIV-infected patients, the importance of closely following HIV-infected patients with syphilis cannot be overstated.
Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or lump of breast, usually in the treatment of malignant tumor or breast cancer.
[lump-ekÂ´to-me] 1  1. surgical excision of only the palpable lesion in carcinoma of the breast; called also tylectomy. 2  2. surgical removal of a mass; see also excisional biopsy.