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.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  lobotomy(Noun) A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. 2  lobotomy(Noun) The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain. 3  lobotomy(Noun) The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.