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A member asked:

Hi doctors, was just wondering what is an bilateral mastectomy?

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Dr. Eric Brown answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Both: Removal of both breasts.

Answered 6/22/2014

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Dr. Neil Kudler answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Breasts removed : This is the technical way to describe the surgical removal of both breasts, most often performed because of cancer. Sometimes a woman will decide to have a bilateral ("two sides") mastectomy (surgical removal of a breast) if she is at high risk for developing breast cancer.

Dr Finkelstein agreed

Answered 5/8/2016

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I made ultra sound and the doctor recommended biopsy I am 60 , would it be better to have a mastectomy?

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Talked to the doctor nurse on phone yesterday and she says that i would probaly be safe and do a partial mastectomy since there unsure what it is woul?

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CBC shows high WBC nothing else. Pain that moves around my back (upper/lower/waistline) No kidney stones on Xray. Doc says diverticulitis but no symptoms like that. I just had breast cancer/mastectomy 1 yr ago and I'm scared. What could this be?

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