The surgeon tells a family that the goal for their mother's surgery is a clean lumpectomy. How would the nurse interpret this statement for the family?
1. It is hoped that their mother will have a short anesthesia time and a quick surgery.
2. The goal is that only one lump is found in the breast.
3. It is hoped that the lump can be removed intact with noncancerous margins.
4. The goal is that the patient will lose a minimal amount of blood.
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Rationale 1: A speedy surgery is not the goal.
Rationale 2: Studies to find masses should be completed prior to the surgical procedure.
Rationale 3: In a clean lumpectomy, the lump is removed with a margin of normal or "clean" tissue all around it.
Rationale 4: Clean lumpectomy does not refer to the amount of blood lost.
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