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Simple mastectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007773

Surgery to remove the whole breast, which may include the nipple, areola (the dark-colored skin around the nipple), and skin over the breast. Some of the lymph nodes under the arm may also be removed to check for cancer. Also called total mastectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007773
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymstotal mastectomy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007773",
  "term": "Simple mastectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove the whole breast, which may include the nipple, areola (the dark-colored skin around the nipple), and skin over the breast. Some of the lymph nodes under the arm may also be removed to check for cancer. Also called total mastectomy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "total mastectomy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/simple-mastectomy/"
}

Record 15,005 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.