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.
excision of a lymphatic vessel: lymphadenitis: inflammation of a lymph node: phlebotomy: incision of a vein, particularly to extract blood, such as would be performed by a phlebotomist: atherogeneisi: the formation of athheromatous (A*T/ROEM/TOUS) lesions in the arterial walls: angioplasty: balloon catheter dilation; surgical reconstruction of blood vessels