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.
phlebotomy - surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis venesection surgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) bloodletting - formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)