total mastectomy
Look at other dictionaries:
total mastectomy — Removal of the breast. Also called simple mastectomy … English dictionary of cancer terms
Mastectomy — Intervention Mastectomy patient ICD 9 CM 85.4 … Wikipedia
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
simple mastectomy — n a mastectomy in which the breast tissue, associated skin, nipple, and areola are removed called also total mastectomy * * * removal of only the breast tissue and nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin. See illustration … Medical dictionary
simple mastectomy — Removal of the breast. Also called total mastectomy … English dictionary of cancer terms
Radical mastectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 85.45 MeSH … Wikipedia
Lumpektomie — Eine 35 jährige Patientin mit einem Fibroadenom (ein gutartiger Brusttumor) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Phyllodes tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a phyllodes tumor (right of image) with the characteristic long clefts and myxoid cellular stroma. Normal breast and fibrocystic change are also seen (left of image). H&am … Wikipedia
segmental — Relating to a segment. * * * seg·men·tal seg ment əl adj 1 a) of, relating to, or having the form of a segment b) situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment <a segmental pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ>… … Medical dictionary
Alcohol and cancer — Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+), in litres of pure alcohol.[1] Alcohol is associated with an increased risk of a number of cancers.[2] 3.6% of all cancer cases and 3.5% of cancer deaths worldwide are attributable to consu … Wikipedia
