extended radical mastectomy

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Surgical removal of the entire breast, the pectoral muscles, and the lymphatic-bearing tissues of the armpit and chest wall.

extended radical mastectomy

Extended thorough mastectomy, Urban mastectomy Breast surgery Surgery which is similar to the Halsted procedure but even more draconian in that the lymph nodes of the internal mammary chain are also removed. Cf Radical mastectomy.

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