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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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The ex-labourer, who had a radical mastectomy, claims the new tag would encourage more men to get themselves checked.
Focusing on 565 breast cancer patients, researchers found that radical mastectomy (the removal of one or both breasts) was the most frequently performed procedure regardless of the clinical stage of the disease, although other types of therapy were possible.
The most extensive procedure is the radical mastectomy - the total removal of the breast along with underlying chest muscles and the axillary lymph nodes in the adjoining armpit.
 
 
 
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