| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,775,612,165 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
radical mastectomy |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.01 sec. |
|
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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
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. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|