| modified radical mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> The most common type of mastectomy. Breast skin, nipple, areola and underarm lymph nodes are removed. The chest muscles are saved. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| prophylactic mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgery to remove a breast before it has cancer. (16 Dec 1997) |
| segmental mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure in which only a portion of the breast is removed, including the cancer and the surrounding margin of healthy breast tissue. (09 Oct 1997) |
| simple mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the breast tissue but not the overlying skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| total mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extended radical mastectomy | Excision of the entire breast including the nipple, areola, and overlying skin, as well as the pectoral muscles and the lymphatic-bearing tissues of the axilla and chest wall and internal mammary chain of lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |