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noun - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
MASTECTOMY - Mastectomy (from Greek "breast" and ektomia "cutting out") is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or comple...
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Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, sometimes including excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes, usually performed as a treatment for cancer. |
a surgical operation to remove a breast. |
surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor |
a medical operation to remove a woman's breast: |
the removal of a womans breast by a medical operation |
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Mastectomy (from Greek "breast" and ektomia "cutting out") is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. * A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. In some cases, people believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, as a preventive measure. It is also the medical procedure carried out to remove cancerous tissues. Alternatively, some patients can choose to have a wide local excision, also known as a lumpectomy, an operation in which a small volume of breast tissue containing the tumor and a surrounding margin of healthy tissue is removed to conserve the breast. * Both mastectomy and lumpectomy are referred to as "local therapies" for breast cancer, targeting the area of the tumor, as opposed to systemic therapies, such as chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or immunotherapy. * Traditionally, in the case of breast cancer, the whole breast was removed. Currently, the decision to do the |