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PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMY [1 record]

Record 1 2015-12-09

English

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

The surgical removal of one or both breasts to try to prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Ablation d'un ou des deux seins chez la femme, exposée à un risque élevé mais pas encore atteinte du cancer du sein.

Spanish

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

Mastectomía que consiste en la extirpación de una mama sana para evitar el riesgo de contraer cáncer de mama.

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