Definitions for "One-Step Procedure"
A procedure in which a surgical biopsy is performed under general anesthesia and if cancer is found, a mastectomy or lumpectomy is done immediately as part of the same operation. - - Oophorectomy - The surgical removal of the ovaries, sometimes performed as a part of hormone therapy.
Surgery during which the procedure to diagnose the presence of breast cancer (see biopsy) is followed immediately by treatment (such as mastectomy—removal of the breast). The patient is given general anesthesia and does not know until she wakes up if the diagnosis was cancer or if a mastectomy was performed. Once the only option in breast cancer treatment, the one-step procedure is now rarely used. ( See also two-step procedure).
Under the one-step procedure, accumulated ice, snow etc. are removed in a single step. The de-icing fluid remaining on the aircraft provides limited protection against fresh accumulations. This procedure generally takes place at the remote areas. Depending on the weather, it can also be applied on the apron.