 Mastectomy
"Mastectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
| Descriptor ID |
D008408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy- Mastectomy
- Mastectomies
- Mammectomy
- Mammectomies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Guest E, Paraskeva N, Griffiths C, Hansen E, Clarke A, Baker E, Harcourt D. The nature and importance of women's goals for immediate and delayed breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Sep; 74(9):2169-2175.
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Lantos J. It's not the growth attenuation, it's the sterilization! Am J Bioeth. 2010 Jan; 10(1):45-6.
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Digenis AG, Ross CB, Morrison JG, Holcomb GW, Reynolds VH. Carcinoma of the male breast: a review of 41 cases. South Med J. 1990 Oct; 83(10):1162-7.
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