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radical mastectomy

DEFINITIONS OF: radical mastectomy

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n removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit

Type of:
mastectomy
surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
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