| POMONA | pregnancy and postpartum, osteoporosis, mastectomy rehabilitation, osteoarthritis, nerve pain, athle... |
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| RM | radical mastectomy; random migration; radon monitor; range of movement; red marrow; reference materi... |
| SM | Master of Science; sadomasochism; self-monitoring; silicon microphysiometer; simple mastectomy; skim... |
| bilateral mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of both breasts. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| radical mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of the breast, part of the underlying pectoralmuscle and some or all of the lymph nodes under the armpit. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radical mastectomy, modified | Breast cancer treatment involving removal of the breast, lymph nodes (the glands ) in the armpit and associated skin and subcutaneous tissue. It differs from total radical mastectomy in that the pectoral (chest) muscles are preserved. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical mastectomy, total | Breast cancer treatment involving removal of the breast, the pectoral (chest) muscles, lymph nodes (the glands ) in the armpit and associated skin and subcutaneous tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> An operation to remove the whole breast. (16 Dec 1997) |
| mastectomy, extended radical | Radical mastectomy with removal of the ipsilateral half of the sternum and a portion of ribs two through five with the underlying pleura and the internal mammary lymph nodes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, modified radical | Total mastectomy with axillary node dissection, but with preservation of the pectoral muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, radical | Removal of the breast, pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes, and associated skin and subcutaneous tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, segmental | Removal of only enough breast tissue to ensure that the margins of the resected surgical specimen are free of tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, simple | Removal of only the breast tissue and nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, subcutaneous | Excision of breast tissue with preservation of overlying skin, nipple, and areola so that breast form may be reconstructed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |