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.
Lobotomy (Greek: Î»Î¿Î²ÏÏ lobos lobe (of brain); ÏÎ¿Î¼Î® tomÄ cut, slice) is a neurosurgical procedure, a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy (from the Greek Î»ÎµÏÎºÏÏ leukos clear, white and tomÄ).