- Mastectomy, simple
- Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Mastectomy, simple
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Mastectomy — A general term for removal of the breast. usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a hospital or in an outpatient clinic, depending on how extensive it needs to be. It takes from two to three hours, with three to five… … Medical dictionary
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mastectomy — n. surgical removal of a breast. Simple mastectomy, performed for extensive but not necessarily invasive tumours, involves simple removal of the breast; the skin and if possible the nipple may be retained and a prosthesis (see breast implant) may … The new mediacal dictionary
simple mastectomy — Removal of the breast. Also called total mastectomy … English dictionary of cancer terms
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modified radical mastectomy — n a mastectomy that is similar to a radical mastectomy but does not include removal of the pectoral muscles compare SIMPLE MASTECTOMY * * * simple mastectomy together with axillary lymphadenectomy, but with preservation of the pectoral muscles.… … Medical dictionary
radical mastectomy — n a mastectomy in which the breast tissue, associated skin, nipple, areola, axillary lymph nodes, and pectoral muscles are removed called also Halsted radical mastectomy compare MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY, SIMPLE MASTECTOMY * * * removal of the… … Medical dictionary
total mastectomy — n SIMPLE MASTECTOMY * * * simple m … Medical dictionary
