Examples of 'radical mastectomy' in a sentence

Meaning of "radical mastectomy"

A radical mastectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the breast tissue, chest muscles, and lymph nodes in the armpit. It was a common treatment for breast cancer in the past but is now less commonly performed. This procedure is usually reserved for advanced cases of breast cancer or when other treatments have been ineffective
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  • The complete surgical removal of the breast.

How to use "radical mastectomy" in a sentence

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radical mastectomy
Evolution of radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
She chose to have a modified radical mastectomy.
A radical mastectomy is then realized with reconstruction.
We would like to perform a radical mastectomy.
Radical mastectomy is an equal opportunity operation.
I had to have a biteteral radical mastectomy.
A radical mastectomy may be her only chance of survival.
I had to have a bilateral radical mastectomy.
A radical mastectomy procedure is performed infrequently.
This is done after performing a radical mastectomy.
A radical mastectomy may be her only chance for survival.
This was followed by a modified radical mastectomy.
Radical mastectomy is not common.
She is then submitted to a modified radical mastectomy is with reconstruction.
The radical mastectomy is the most extensive mastectomy procedure.

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The tumor was removed and a modified radical mastectomy performed.
Modified radical mastectomy is the most common kind of mastectomy performed today.
Surgery is modified radical mastectomy.
Modified radical mastectomy was shown to be as effectual as radical mastectomy and less mutilating.
This type of surgery seems to work as well as radical mastectomy.
A double radical mastectomy.
He was an early advocate of what is now called the modified radical mastectomy.
This patient underwent radical mastectomy with the resolution of neoplasia.
Patients with local tumor recurrence were submitted to a second segmental resection or radical mastectomy.
Adaptation to radical mastectomy.
And the radical mastectomy was more efficacious than any other procedure at the time.
Patients with intraparenchymal recurrence were submitted to radical mastectomy and myocutaneous flap reconstruction.
The modified radical mastectomy is the most common type of mastectomy performed today.
This may be in the form of lumpectomy or more radical mastectomy with breast reconstruction.
An alternative to a radical mastectomy for early stage breast cancer is breast conservation therapy.
Breast conservation surgery has thus in many cases gained in favour over radical mastectomy.
Second radical mastectomy.
The art therapy helped the women into a more active life and through a radical mastectomy.
Because with a modified radical mastectomy you can save the patient.
Sarah Henson had immediate reconstruction following her radical mastectomy.
The patient underwent radical mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection.
This kind of surgery for breast cancer treatment is also known as Halsted radical mastectomy.
The modified radical mastectomy is only used in women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
First lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy.
She underwent radical mastectomy and removal of both ovaries in her fight against breast cancer.
What 's known as a modified radical mastectomy.
Do we have a radical mastectomy or a hysterectomy as a preventative measure?
If the first surgery was breast-conserving surgery, a modified radical mastectomy may be offered.
Surgeons may occasionally perform radical mastectomy on Stage IV patients to provide symptom relief.
Radical mastectomy is an equal-opportunity operation.
Thirty female dogs with indication for unilateral radical mastectomy were anesthetized with isoflurane and propofol.
For example, a generation ago, women with breast cancer were treated with radical mastectomy.
On this occasion, radical mastectomy was performed, with resolution of the neoplasm.
The most common mastectomies are called simple ( or total ) mastectomy and modified radical mastectomy.
The modified radical mastectomy is as effective in most cases, and it 's less disfiguring.

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