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

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

Early in my career, radical mastectomy was the gold standard for treating breast cancer, and I recall saying that would be my choice if I got this disease.

From New York Times

She was diagnosed with breast cancer and was told she would need to undergo a radical mastectomy.

From Washington Post

“At a time when it was very hush-hush to have a radical mastectomy, the store provided an outlet.”

From Washington Post