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RADICAL MAMMECTOMY [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-30

English

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

Excision of the entire breast including the nipple, areola, and overlying skin, as well as the pectoral muscles, lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla, and various neighboring tissues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Amputation du sein par exérèse monobloc enlevant, outre la glande mammaire, les muscles pectoraux et toute la graisse du creux axillaire contenant les groupes ganglionnaires.

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

Mastectomía que consiste en la extirpación de la mama, parte de los músculos pectorales y algunos o todos los ganglios linfáticos axilares.

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