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radical mastectomy

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radical mastectomy [′rad·ə·kəl ¦ma′stek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of the breast, subcutaneous fat, muscle, lymph glands, and a wide area of skin for cancer.


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Following her diagnosis, Mayhew had a modified radical mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation.
Twenty-year follow-up of a randomised study comparing breast-conserving surgery with radical mastectomy for early breast cancer, New England Journal of Medicine, 2002, 347, pp.
Few studies (22,23) have addressed the effects of elective hand surgery in patients who, in management of their breast cancer, had a modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection, with or without accompanying lymphedema.
 
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