For Halsted Radical Mastectomy we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Breast Cancer and Cancer.

Halsted Radical Mastectomy (Breast Cancer)

Surgical removal of the breast, skin, pectoralis minor and major muscles, all axillary lymph nodes and fat for the local treatment of breast cancer. (Rarely done anymore.)

Halsted Radical Mastectomy (Cancer)

Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed. For many years, this was the breast cancer operation used most often, but it is used rarely now. Doctors consider radical mastectomy only when the tumor has spread to the chest muscles. Also called radical mastectomy.

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