See Also: mastectomy(dictionary)
Mastectomy(health)
mastectomy(encyclopedia)
mastectomy(dictionary)
mastectomy(medicine)
mastectomy, segmental(medicine)
mastectomy, simple(medicine)
total mastectomy(medicine)
Radical mastectomy(medicine)
bilateral mastectomy(medicine)

Mastectomy (health)


Surgical removal of the entire breast. Radical mastectomy is surgical removal of the breast muscle and any number of lymph nodes; bilateral mastectomy is surgical removal of both breasts.