contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002032",
  "term": "contralateral prophylactic mastectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove the healthy breast in a person who is having or has had the other breast with cancer removed. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy may be done to reduce the risk of a second breast cancer in people who are at very high risk. Also called CPM.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CPM"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/contralateral-prophylactic-mastectomy/"
}