modified radical mastectomy

mod·i·fied rad·i·cal mas·tec·to·my

excision of the entire breast including the nipple, areola, and overlying skin, as well as the lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla with preservation of the pectoral muscles.

modified radical mastectomy

(mŏd′ə-fīd′)n. Surgical removal of the entire breast and the lymphatic-bearing tissue in the armpit.

modified radical mastectomy

A procedure for localised breast cancer, which excises the breast and an ellipse of skin, usually with the nipple and axillary lymph nodes, leaving underlying pectoral muscle intact.

modified radical mastectomy

Total mastectomy with axillary node dissection Breast surgery A procedure for localized breast CA, which excises the breast, an ellipse of skin, usually with the nipple and axillary lymph nodes, leaving underlying chest muscle intact. See Lumpectomy.

mod·i·fied rad·i·cal mas·tec·to·my

(mod'i-fīd rad'i-kăl mas-tek'tǒ-mē) Excision ofthe entire breast including the nipple, areola, and the overlying skin, as well as the lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla, with preservation of the pectoral muscles.

modified radical mastectomy

modified radical mastectomy

mod·i·fied rad·i·cal mas·tec·to·my

modified radical mastectomy

modified radical mastectomy

modified radical mastectomy

mod·i·fied rad·i·cal mas·tec·to·my

modified radical mastectomy

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noun removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit

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