amputation of the breast.
a surgical procedure in which all or part of the breast is removed to prevent the spread of cancer
The surgical removal of part or all of a mammary gland.
a common surgical treatment method for breast cancer
a common treatment for breast cancer that involves surgically removing the breast
an operation that removes all of the breast tissue, including skin and the nipple, from the side of the chest that has cancer
an operation that removes the entire breast, and a lumpectomy is an operation that removes only the tumor from the breast
an operation to remove a breast, and most of the skin covering it
a surgical procedure in which all or a portion of a breast is removed as a part of a treatment plan for breast cancer
a surgical procedure in which part, or all, of the breast is removed
a surgical procedure to remove part or all of one or both breasts
a surgical procedure used in the treatment of breast cancer and helps to preserve your breast health
a surgical proceedure that removes the entire breast of a patient with breast cancer
Removal by surgery of one or both breasts as part of treatment for breast cancer.
surgery which removes all breast tissue and nipple of the affected breast.
The total removal of a breast by surgery.
the removal of a woman's breast in order to treat breast cancer.
Surgery that removes the entire breast.
A mastectomy is surgery to remove a woman's breast. It is usually done to treat breast cancer. Sometimes women at high risk for breast cancer get mastectomies because they want to decrease their risk for breast cancer.
a surgical procedure to remove all (or as much as possible) the breast tissue of an affected breast
An operation that removes the breast, or as much of the breast as is possible. In a total mastectomy, the surgeon removes the breast and sometimes some lymph nodes under the arm. In a modified radical mastectomy, the breast, most of the lymph nodes, and often some of the lining of the chest muscles are removed. In the rarely used radical mastectomy, the surgeon removes the breast, chest muscles, lymph nodes under the arm, and some additional fat and skin.
Surgery to remove some of, or all of, a breast.
surgical removal of the whole breast, in radical mastectomy the chest muscles and under-arm lymph nodes are also removed. See also: Breast-Cancer See also: Lumpectomy See also: Surgery
mastectomy- complete surgical removal of the breast, underlying perctoral fascia, and some of the axillary lymph nodes.
mast- of the breast, -ectomy excision or removal, hence excision or amputation of a mammary gland and usually associated tissue
Surgical removal of the entire breast. Radical mastectomy is surgical removal of the breast muscle and any number of lymph nodes; bilateral mastectomy is surgical removal of both breasts.
the surgery to remove a portion of or all of the breast.
partial or entire removal of breast
Surgical removal of the breast. May be total (all of the breast) or partial. See also radical (Halsted) mastectomy.
Removal of the mammary glands.
Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, usually performed as a treatment for cancer.
The surgical removal of the breast. Lumpectomy: Removal of the lump and a small amount surrounding breast tissue. Simple mastectomy (modified mastectomy): Removal of the entire gland. Radical mastectomy: Removal of the entire breast along with underlying muscle and possibly lymph nodes.
Surgery to remove as much of the breast tissue as necessary to insure that all cancer cells are “caught”.
Surgical removal of the breast or portion(s) of the breast
A general term meaning surgery to remove the breast. See modified, partial and radical mastectomy.
The removal or excision of a breast.
Having surgery to remove the breast.
surgery to remove most or part of the breast and surrounding tissues such as muscle, skin, and/or lymph nodes.
Complete removal of the breast due to cancer.
Surgery to remove all or part of the breast and sometimes other tissue, such as the lymph nodes.
Surgical removal of the entire breast, most of the lymph nodes under the arm, and sometimes the lining over the chest muscles.
The surgical removal of the breast; usually done as a treatment for breast cancer.
The removal of breast tissue due to the presence of a cancerous or precancerous growth.
Surgical removal of the breast and surrounding tissues (muscle, skin, lymph nodes). May be total (all of the breast) or partial and surrounding tissues (muscle, skin, lymph nodes).
surgery to remove portions of or all of the breast.
A general term for removal of the breast , usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a hospital or in an outpatient clinic, depending on how extensive it needs to be. It takes from two to three hours, with three to five weeks for full recovery. Drainage shunts are left in the surgical incision for a few days after the operation; these are removed in three to five days if the area is healing normally. After the mastectomy, reconstructive surgery may be performed to restore a more normal appearance. Many patients choose to avoid reconstructive surgery, and wear special undergarments instead. In cases of non- metastatic breast cancer , a lumpectomy, radiation, chemotherapy , or a combination of these treatments may prove a viable alternative to mastectomy. If a lumpectomy is chosen, the surgeon may remove some lymph node tissue from under the arms to make sure cancer has not spread. See the entire definition of Mastectomy
The surgical removal of the breast to treat cancer.
The surgical removal of the breast. Simple mastectomy involves the removal of the entire breast; radical mastectomy involves the removal of the entire breast along with underlying muscle and lymph nodes of the armpit.
surgery to remove the breast (or as much of the breast tissue as possible).
A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast.
The surgical removal of part or the entire breast.
Surgical removal of breast tissue. There are several different types of mastectomies: modified radical mastectomy, partial mastectomy, simple mastectomy, and prophylactic mastectomy.
Removal of the entire breast. In a simple or total mastectomy surgeons do not cut away any lymph nodes or muscle tissue; in a modified radical mastectomy, surgeons remove the breast and some armpit lymph nodes; in a radical mastectomy (now rarely performed) surgeons remove the breast, armpit lymph nodes, and chest wall muscles under the breast.
The removal by surgery of all or part of the breast.
The surgical removal of part or all of the breast.
An operation to remove a person's breast.
The surgical removal of all or part of the breast as a treatment for breast cancer.
Surgical removal of the glandular tissue of the breast/nipple/areolar complex. modified radical mastectomy: Includes removal of the axillary lymph nodes. total/simple mastectomy: Includes removal of breast tissue and the nipple/areola. radical mastectomy: Removal of the breast tissue, nipple/areola, axillary lymph nodes, and pectoral muscle; not commonly done today except for locally advanced breast cancer.
Surgery to remove most of part of the breast.
Removing the breast by surgery.
surgical removal of a breast cancer and the surrounding tissue; also see lumpectomy.
(mas- tek-tuh-me): surgery to remove all or part of the breast and sometimes other tissue. See also modified radical mastectomy, partial or segmental mastectomy, quadrantectomy, simple or total mastectomy, and prophylactic mastectomy.
the partial or complete surgical removal of the breast
In medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to combat breast cancer; in some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. Alternatively, certain patients can choose to have a wide local excision (also called a lumpectomy), an operation in which a small volume of breast tissue containing the tumor and some surrounding healthy tissue is removed to conserve the breast.