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.
Medical Dictionary. lumpectomy. play. noun lumpÂ·ecÂ·toÂ·my \ËlÉm-Ëpek-tÉ-mÄ\. Medical Definition of lumpectomy. plural. lumpectomies. : excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissueâcalled also tylectomy; compare quadrantectomy.