"Mastectomy, Simple" 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.
Removal of only the breast tissue and nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin.
| Descriptor ID |
D015413
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466.754
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy, Simple- Mastectomy, Simple
- Mastectomies, Simple
- Simple Mastectomies
- Simple Mastectomy
- Total Mastectomy
- Mastectomies, Total
- Mastectomy, Total
- Total Mastectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy, Simple" by people in Profiles.
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A case of huge enlargement of cystosarcoma phylloides of breast in pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2004 Aug 10; 115(2):237-9.
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Presentation, treatment, and outcome of local recurrence afterskin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 1998 Oct-Nov; 5(7):620-6.
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Unusual sonographic appearance with color Doppler imaging of bilateral breast metastases in a patient with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of an extremity. J Ultrasound Med. 1996 Jul; 15(7):531-3.