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Mastectomy
- Indications for patients with Breast Cancer
- Breast Tumor size greater than 2 inches
- More than 1 breast tumor in the same breast
- Pregnant patient with Breast Cancer
- Prior Breast Radiation Therapy to involved breast
- Cosmetic Results
- Personal preference
- Technique
- Radical Mastectomies are no longer done
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| Definition (NCI) | (mas-TEK-toe-mee) Surgery to remove the breast (or as much of the breast tissue as possible). |
| Definition (NCI) | Surgical removal of the breast. |
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
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| ICD9 | 85.4 |
| English | Mammectomies, Mammectomy, Mastectomies, Mastectomy, Mastectomy Procedures |
| Spanish | mamectomÃa, mamectomia, mastectomÃa, mastectomia |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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