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Mastectomy

Mastectomy 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, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer choose to have the operation as a preventive measure. Alternatively, some women can choose to have a wide local excision…

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ICD-9-CM
85.4
MedlinePlus
002919
MeSH
D008408

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Mastectomy indications

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Mastectomy

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples98
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Mastectomy

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related to Types · 34
Mastectomy → Anne Peled, April, As, Because, BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast, Dr, Extended, First, For, Frequently, Halsted, However, In, It, Modified, Nipple-sparing, People, Prophylactic
related to history · 12
Mastectomy → Ambrose Pare, Another, Breast, Despite, German, In, Later, Leonides, Other, Paris, While, William Fabry
related to After surgery · 8
Mastectomy → Any, However, In, Most, Prior, Recognizing, Regarding, Walking
related to External links · 7
Mastectomy → Advice, BBCMastectomy, Breast Cancer, Men, National Cancer InstituteThe Ultimate, The New York Times, Top Surgery Reference Guide
related to Frequency · 6
Mastectomy → Australia, Europe, Intergroup Exemestane Study, New Zealand, The, The US
has effect · 5
Mastectomy → According, Aside, If, UK, Upper
related to Trends · 5
Mastectomy → Between, By, From, However, The
see also · 5
Mastectomy → Breast-conserving, Medical, Overview, Surgical, Type
related to Breast cancer · 3
Mastectomy → BRCA1, BRCA2, Despite
related to Other uses · 3
Mastectomy → Intersex, Transgender, Within

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MastectomyICD-9-CM85.41.00infobox
MastectomyMedlinePlus0029191.00infobox
MastectomyMeSHD0084081.00infobox
Mastectomyis amedical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts0.90text
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and behavior of the tumorinstance ofdepends on factors0.80text
Mastectomyhas effectAside0.60section
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