Dr. Scott Schell answers the question: 'What are the different mastectomies?' — -- Question: What are the different types of mastectomies? Answer: Broadly speaking, we utilize two types of ...
Lumpectomies and mastectomies differ in the amount of tissue removed. A lumpectomy removes only the tumor and a small portion of the breast. A mastectomy removes all of the breast tissue, and possibly ...