National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Breast Conservation Treatment

Synonyms

Breast Conservation Treatment

Breast-Conserving Surgery

breast-conserving surgery

Breast Conserving Surgery/Lumpectomy

breast-sparing surgery

BCS

BCT

Definitions

Breast conservation treatment is defined as excision of the primary tumor and adjacent breast tissue, followed by radiation therapy. This procedure is also referred to as lumpectomy, segmental mastectomy, or partial mastectomy. (from Consensus Statements: Treatment of Early-stage Breast Cancer, 1990)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15280

ALT_DEFINITION

An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself. Types of breast-conserving surgery include lumpectomy (removal of the lump), quadrantectomy (removal of one quarter of the breast), and segmental mastectomy (removal of the cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor).

code

C15280

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158037

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118169

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520

Contributing_Source

CPTAC

CTRP

DEFINITION

Breast conservation treatment is defined as excision of the primary tumor and adjacent breast tissue, followed by radiation therapy. This procedure is also referred to as lumpectomy, segmental mastectomy, or partial mastectomy. (from Consensus Statements: Treatment of Early-stage Breast Cancer, 1990)

Display_Name

Breast Conservation Treatment

FULL_SYN

Breast Conservation Treatment

Breast-Conserving Surgery

breast-conserving surgery

Breast Conserving Surgery/Lumpectomy

breast-sparing surgery

BCS

BCT

label

Breast Conservation Treatment

Legacy Concept Name

Breast_Conservation_Treatment

Preferred_Name

Breast Conservation Treatment

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15280

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0917927

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15774

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157802

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