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Please explain why is the nipple removed in mastectomy?
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Spread of cancer: Cells travel alonthe ducts to the nepple , may get recurrence , some times as in paget, s disease nipple is already involved. In prophylatic mastectmy where cancer did not appear ( brca genetic cancer ) some times nipple is spared.
Answered 1/23/2014
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