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Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

Amputation of the breast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Ablation chirurgicale du sein.

OBS

Le terme «mammectomie», couramment employé comme synonyme [de «mastectomie»], est étymologiquement incorrect.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Amputación total o parcial de la mama.

OBS

Es un tratamiento para el cáncer de mama.

OBS

mastectomía: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que el término mastectomía es el adecuado para referirse a la intervención quirúrgica en la que se extirpa un pecho o parte de él, y no masectomía.

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