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Mastectomy is removal of breast tissue often due to cancer. The term toilet mastectomy is used when the cancer is so advanced that it has spread to the skin and has metastasized, and the mastectomy is done simply to improve appearance and quality of life and not done to cure the cancer.
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Is this how you spell mastectomy?
Yes, mastectomy is the correct spelling.
Removal of the breast?
Removal of the breast is a Mastectomy.
What is the Halsted mastectomy also known as?
The radical mastectomy, also called the Halsted mastectomy, is rarely performed today.
What is the most common type of mastectomy?
A modified radical mastectomy is the most common type of mastectomy performed today.
What is the duration of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy?
The duration of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy is 2 hours.
Breast removal surgery called?
Mastectomy. Please see the related link below
What is a radial mastectomy?
a radial mastectomy is when a surgeon removes the entire breast and tissues of a cancerous person
When was Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy created?
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy was created on 2006-10-23.
What is the combining form for mastectomy?
The mast- in mastectomy refers to "breast." The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal."
Excision of a breast?
mastectomy
What is a simple mastectomy?
A simple mastectomy is the removal of only the breast tissue, nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin.
What is double mastectomy?
A double mastectomy is when a woman has both of her breasts completely removed. Usually because of Breast cancer.
