radical mastectomy

American  

[rad-ik-uhl-ma-stek-tuh-mee] / ˈræd ɪk əl mæˈstɛk tə mi /

noun

plural

radical mastectomies

1. Surgery. a mastectomy that includes the entire breast as well as the pectoral muscles and the lymph nodes of the armpit.

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radical mastectomy Scientific  

1. See under mastectomy

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Example Sentences

In the May, at just over four months pregnant, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy and lymph node clearance.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Within days of his diagnosis, surgeons performed a radical mastectomy at the Motion Picture and Television hospital outside of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

In this climate, those emphasizing biology—and the notion that many women could safely skip radical mastectomy in favor of smaller operations—were criticized as nihilists.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2018

Rollie’s radical mastectomy at age 37 included removal of her mostly malignant lymph nodes and the beginning of almost three years of struggle.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2018

They put her in a hospital, where Marie had a radical mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve