BREAST+CANCER+2+PG+CDR+DV

=Vocabulary:= - mastectomy: a surgical operation to remove a breast - sentinel: a thing that acts as an indicator of the presence of disease - lymph node: each number of small swellings in the lymphatic system where the lymph is filtered and lymphocytes are formed - morphology: the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with the relationships between their structures - carcinoma: a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs.

1. The patient has left breast cancer and the largest tumor is 2.3 by 2.2 by 2.0 cm and is tan gray to tan yellow in color. 2. You can find out what this information means by looking at the description. 3. a. Is he in danger of dying? b. What is histological grade? c. Is stage three one of the last stages? d. Is left breast cancer any worse than right breast cancer? e. How long is the mastectomy procedure?