radical mastectomy
noun
a mastectomy that includes the entire breast as well as the pectoral muscles and the lymph nodes of the armpit.
radical mastectomies
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pluralof radical mastectomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The studies Dr. Fisher led compared survival rates among women who had undergone radical mastectomies, simple mastectomies in which only the breast was removed, and lumpectomies in which only the tumor was excised.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
When the cancer researcher Bernard Fisher did a study showing that there was no difference in outcome between radical mastectomies and the far less invasive lumpectomies, he called DeVita in distress.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 14, 2015
Through such trials, for example, highly disfiguring radical mastectomies for breast cancer have yielded to simple mastectomies or lumpectomies, typically followed by radiation and chemotherapy, with less trauma and far better survival rates.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2015
Among the women who had mastectomies during the 14-year study period, 45 percent had total mastectomies, 34.7 percent had modified radical mastectomies and 0.8 percent had radical mastectomies.
From Washington Post
Of 81 women who had radical mastectomies between 1955 and 1965, 70.4% were alive five years after the operations.
From Time Magazine Archive
