modified radical mastectomy removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
radical mastectomy removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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mastectomy -
The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mammectomy.
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Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some men believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. It is also the medical procedure carried out to remove breast cancer tissue in males.
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mastectomy The surgical removal of one or both breasts.
