"Mastectomy" 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.
Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
| Descriptor ID |
D008408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy- Mastectomy
- Mastectomies
- Mammectomy
- Mammectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Racial/ethnic differences in tumor biology and treatment outcomes in women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Surgery. 2025 Mar; 179:108940.
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Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Site Working Group Statement on Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy: Indications, Outcomes, and Risks. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb; 32(2):899-911.
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Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy and Endocrine Therapy for Oestrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancers: The Neo-RT Feasibility Study. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2025 Jan; 37:103669.
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Financial toxicity in breast cancer patients receiving regional nodal irradiation: Variation by cancer subtype. Breast. 2024 Dec; 78:103813.
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Early Stage Node-Negative HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Receiving Upfront Surgery or Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec; 31(13):8795-8801.
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Intraoperative methadone administration for total mastectomy: A single center retrospective study. J Clin Anesth. 2024 Nov; 98:111572.
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TP53-associated early breast cancer: new observations from a large cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Aug 01; 116(8):1246-1254.
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Margin Width and Local Recurrence in Patients with Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov; 31(12):8048-8056.
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Self-Reported Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Among the American Society of Breast Surgeons Membership: Consensus and Opportunities. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31(11):7326-7334.
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Potential Overtreatment of DCIS in Patients with Limited Life Expectancy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31(10):6812-6819.