Removal of the nipple, areola, breast tissue, chest muscles, lymph nodes under the arm, and additional fat and tissue
an obsolete surgical procedure in which the entire breast, the chest muscles underneath and the lymph nodes in the axilla were removed.
Removal of the entire breast, nipple/areolar region, the pectoral (chest) major and minor muscles, and lymph nodes. This procedure is rarely performed today
Total mastectomy in continuity with a Level 3 axillary dissection and complete excision of the pectoralis major and minor muscles. This operation is now largely obsolete and rarely performed.
The surgical removal of the breast, breast skin, nipple, areola, chest muscles and underarm lymph nodes.
A surgical treatment for breast cancer in which the entire breast, as well as the underlying muscle and lymph nodes, are removed.
removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
an elaborate procedure in which the breast, axillary (armpit) lymph nodes and pectoral (chest wall) muscles under the breast are removed
Removal of the entire breast along with underlying muscle and the lymph nodes of the armpit (axilla). In a modified radical mastectomy, the underlying (pectoral) muscles are left in place.
surgical removal of the entire breast, the pectoral muscles, and the ancillary lymph nodes.
Operation to remove the breast, lymph glands under the arm and the muscles of the chest wall. Very rarely done now.
surgery to remove the entire breast (including the nipple, areola, and overlying skin), the lymph nodes under the arm, also called the axillary lymph glands, and the chest muscles.
(RAD-ih-kal mas-TEK-toe-mee): Surgery to remove the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes in the armpit. Also called the Halsted radical mastectomy.
Not common today, this surgery removes the entire breast, nipple, overlying skin, chest muscles and lymph nodes.
the surgical removal of the breast along with the underlying muscle, axillary lymph nodes and fat tissue.
Surgery to remove the breast, lymph glands under the arm and muscles of the chest wall. Only done if a breast cancer has spread to the muscles of the chest wall.
Removal of the breast, underlying muscles and underarm lymph nodes.
Removal of the entire breast along with under-lying muscle and lymph nodes of the armpit.
surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.
Breast surgery used when a tumor has spread extensively to the chest muscles and ribs; standard procedure years ago, less common today.
Total removal of breast by surgery.
surgical removal of a breast cancer and the surrounding tissue; also see lumpectomy.
Radical mastectomy is a surgical procedure in which the breast, underlying chest muscle (including pectoralis major and pectoralis minor), and lymph nodes of the axilla are removed as a treatment for breast cancer.