| subcutaneous mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the breast tissue but not the overlying skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| 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) |