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removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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| radical mastectomy |
removal of the breast, both chest muscles, the lymph nodes under the arm, and some additional fat and skin. This procedure is only considered in rare cases if the cancer has spread to the chest muscles, and is rarely performed in the United States at this time.
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| radical mastectomy |
(RAD-ih-kul mas-TEK-toe-mee) Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed. For many years, this was the breast cancer operation used most often, but it is used rarely now. Doctors consider radical mastectomy only when the tumor has spread to the chest muscles. Also called the Halsted radical mastectomy
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| radical mastectomy |
A surgical treatment for breast cancer in which the entire breast, as well as the underlying muscle and lymph nodes, are removed.
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| radical mastectomy |
Classical Halsted procedure with removal of breast, pectoralis major and minor muscles and complete axillary dissection. Rarely done today except for direct invasion of pectoralis muscle.
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