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Total mastectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008775

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 simple mastectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008775
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssimple mastectomy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008775",
  "term": "Total 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 simple mastectomy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "simple mastectomy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/total-mastectomy/"
}

Record 16,538 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.