American Society of Breast Surgeons Hosts 5th Annual Meeting This Week in Las Vegas.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers The American Society of Breast Surgeons' Annual Meeting COLUMBIA, Md. and LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 State-of-the-Art Diagnostics, Treatments and Surgical Procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. for Breast Disease Are Featured More than 800 physicians are expected to attend The American Society of Breast Surgeons' Annual Meeting, taking place Wednesday, March 30 to Sunday, April 4, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the nation's leading organization of surgeons who treat patients with breast disease, hosts this forum annually for the surgical community to learn about the latest scientific data and clinical research on diagnostics and therapies, to discuss controversial medical and ethical issues and to participate in courses on the newest procedures intended to improve the quality of care for the more than one million patients who undergo breast surgery each year in the U.S. "We anticipate our highest attendance this year and look forward to engaging dialogues on issues of concern to both the patient population and surgeons' practices," said Richard Fine, M.D., President of The American Society of Breast Surgeons and Co-Director, The Breast Center, Marietta, GA. "Of particular interest this year is the focus on minimally invasive surgery minimally invasive surgery Laparoscopic surgery, see there. See Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. , from diagnostic tools which avoid surgery all together to optimizing the techniques of lumpectomy Lumpectomy Definition A lumpectomy is a type of surgery used to treat breast cancer. It is considered "breast-conserving" surgery because in a lumpectomy, only the malignant tumor and a surrounding margin of normal breast tissue are and sentinel lymph node Sentinel lymph node The first lymph node to receive lymph fluid from a tumor. If the sentinel node is cancer-free, then it is likely that the cancerous cells have not metastasized. Mentioned in: Vulvar Cancer biopsy, so that fewer women will undergo radical surgical procedures." Meeting highlights include: -- A new proteomics blood test in development for the diagnosis of breast cancer -- New techniques for successful tumor removal Tumor Removal Definition Tumor removal is a surgical procedure to remove an abnormal growth. Purpose A tumor can be either benign, like a wart, or malignant, in which case it is a cancer. with optimal breast preservation and cosmetic outcome, including cryo-assisted lumpectomy -- Minimally-invasive breast biopsy Breast Biopsy Definition A breast biopsy is removal of breast tissue for examination by a pathologist. This can be accomplished surgically, or by withdrawing tissue through a needle. procedures -- Percutaneous excision ("band-aid procedure") and cryoablation for benign tumors -- The effectiveness of mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her for patients who have undergone breast augmentation -- Update on the latest clinical research studies and the largest-ever Patient Registry for accelerated partial breast irradiation treatment (one week vs. six-week standard) For information on this and other topics of discussion on the conference agenda, please visit www.breastsurgeons.org/Annual%20Meeting%202004.htm. About The American Society of Breast Surgeons Founded in 1995, The American Society of Breast Surgeons represents nearly 1,900 surgeons nationwide and is one of the fastest growing subspecialty subspecialty, n a limited portion of a narrowly defined professional discipline. E.g., surgery is a specialty of medicine and pediatric vascular surgery is a subspecialty. surgical groups in the country. It was formed to encourage the study of breast surgery, promote research and development of advanced surgery techniques, improve standards of practice for breast surgery in the United States and serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas. For more information, please visit The American Society of Breast Surgeons' Web site at www.breastsurgeons.org. |
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