Mastectomy

Mastectomy, radical: Removal of all breast tissue, from just under the collar bone to the abdomen, including the chest wall muscles. The axillary lymph nodes are also removed.
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Mastectomy
In mastectomy, your entire breast is removed. Mastectomy typically is a better choice than a lumpectomy followed by radiation in these instances: ...
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Mastectomy
Definition:
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of the entire breast, usually to treat serious breast disease, such as breast cancer.
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Mastectomy - series: Normal anatomy
Mastectomy - series Illustrations:
Breast cancer begins in the breast and spreads first to the lymph nodes of the armpit (axilla).
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mastectomy (mas-TEK-toe-mee)
Surgery to remove the breast (or as much of the breast tissue as possible).
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Postmastectomy pain
Tight, constricting, burning pain in the posterior arm, axilla, and anterior chest wall.
Intercostobrachial ...
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For localized tumors, mastectomy (removal of the whole breast) may be appropriate, but breast-conserving surgery (removal of the tumor and some surrounding tissue, sometimes called lumpectomy) followed by local radiation is often preferable.
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Many women who have had a mastectomy decide to have breast reconstruction surgery. This reconstruction is done with breast implants or the patient's own tissue.
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Lumpectomy See Mastectomy-Segmental. Lymphangiogram A test to look at the lymph nodes. Lymphatic system A network that includes lymph nodes, lymph, and lymph vessels that serves as a filtering system for the blood.
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I was first diagnosed in 2000 and following a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, three years later secondary tumours were found on my liver and I have been having chemotherapy since then.
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Treatment for DCIS is a lumpectomy usually followed by radiation therapy or simple mastectomy with the removal of a limited number of lymph nodes.
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Possible surgical treatments are lumpectomy (removing the cancerous tissue only) or mastectomy (removing the entire breast). A few or many lymph nodes in the armpit area may also be removed.
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People who have had radical mastectomy (removal of a breast and nearby lymph nodes), a leg vein removed for coronary bypass surgery, ...
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Marsupial pouch An adjustable terry cloth belt with an attachable pouch used to house drainage tubes often left in following mastectomy or lumpectomy, cardiac surgery, etc.
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Mastalgia (Breast Pain)
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A malignant phyllodes tumor is treated by removing it along with a wider margin of normal tissue, or by mastectomy. These cancers do not respond to hormonal therapy and are not so likely to respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
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Some tumors will show up on a mammogram two years before you can feel a lump, which may be early enough to spare you from a mastectomy or even chemotherapy.
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So the cancer has already been treated with lumpectomy and radiation or with mastectomy. Hormonal therapy in that setting mops up those microscopic disease and increases the cure rate of breast cancer.
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