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What happens during a mastectomy?
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Breast removal.: The standard surgical treatment for breast cancer, modified radical mastectomy, involves removal of all breast tissue including the nipple and areola, as well as some of the lymph nodes under the armpit. Simple or total mast-x is identical except no lymph nodes are removed. Selected patients may be treated without skin removal (nipple and/or areolar sparing mast-x; sub-q mast-x)
Answered 10/3/2016
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Removal of breast: Removal of breast tissue and some adjacent tissues depending on the type of mastectomy.
Answered 4/26/2014
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