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Definition of Mastectomy
1. Noun. Surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor.
Specialized synonyms: Modified Radical Mastectomy, Radical Mastectomy, Simple Mastectomy
Definition of Mastectomy
1. Noun. (context: surgery) The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mammectomy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mastectomy
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Medical Definition of Mastectomy
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Literary usage of Mastectomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tools For Evaluating Health Technologies: 5 Background Papers by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"In a study to determine whether alternative treatments to radical mastectomy
increased the risk of cancer recurrence or death (18), ..."
2. From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition: An American by Maria Elizabeth Hewitt, Patricia A. Ganz (2006)
"The modified radical mastectomy does not remove the pectoral muscles and fewer
... For women with breast cancer, the Halsted radical mastectomy proved to be ..."
3. Current Issues in Women's Health by Food and Drug Administration, DIANE Publishing Company, United States (1994)
"Surgeons were reluctant to abandon the Halsted radical mastectomy for fear of
giving inadequate treatment." tional Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NS ABP) ..."
4. Tools for Evaluating Health Technologies: Five Background Papers by Edward M. Kennedy, Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1995)
"For many decades, the standard treatment was radical mastectomy, which entails
removal of the breast, axillary lymph nodes, and pectoral muscles. ..."
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