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: lobotomy (Noun). A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. lobotomy (Noun). The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain. lobotomy (Noun). The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.