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Mastectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to combat breast cancer; in some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. Often the mastectomy was performed during the same operation in which the biopsy was taken that confirmed the diagnosis. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mastectomy   (180 words)

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mastectomy A mastectomy is the surgical removal of the entire breast, usually to treat serious breast disease, such as breast cancer. Breast conservation surgery, also known as lumpectomy or partial mastectomy, is usually followed by radiation therapy to the breast. Preventive, or prophylactic mastectomy is the surgical removal of one or both breasts that do not contain cancer or DCIS, in an effort to prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer. www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002919.htm   (1949 words)

Mastectomy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) In (The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques) medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to combat (Cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US) breast cancer; in some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. In contrast, in a (Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer) lumpectomy, a lump of tissue rather than the whole breast is removed. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mastectomy.htm   (124 words)

Mastectomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer. Total mastectomy is a confusing expression, as it may be used to refer to a modified radical mastectomy or a simple mastectomy. An abnormal result of a mastectomy is the incomplete removal of the breast cancer or a recurrence of the cancer. www.rwjhamilton.org /Atoz/ency/mastectomy.asp   (2260 words)

Reproductive Health: Breast Cancer and Mastectomy Mastectomy surgery offers many women with breast cancer the chance to live long, fulfilling lives, and it may be an appropriate choice for you. A mastectomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of breast cancer. Mastectomies are generally short procedures, taking between 1 and 3 hours, depending upon the procedure you choose. www.epigee.org /health/mastectomy.html   (983 words)

Preventive Mastectomy- Health Encyclopedia and Reference Preventive mastectomy (also called prophylactic mastectomy) is surgery to remove one or both breasts of women who have strong risk factors for breast cancer but no evidence of the disease. Because women differ, the use of preventive mastectomy should be considered in the context of each woman's unique risk factors as well as her feelings about mastectomy and breast reconstruction. A woman considering preventive mastectomy should discuss her risk factors, the mastectomy procedure, the likely outcome of reconstructive surgery, potential complications, and follow-up care with her doctor and plastic surgeon. www.healthcentral.com /encyclopedia/408/365/Preventive_Mastectomy.html   (454 words)

Mastectomy - Overview & Types - Surgerychannel.com Mastectomy is the surgical removal of a breast, currently the most common treatment for breast cancer. There are several mastectomy procedures, which are distinguished by the amount of breast tissue and other tissues that are removed. Radical mastectomy is used in cases of extensive tumors and in cases where cancer cells have invaded the chest wall. surgerychannel.com /mastectomy   (553 words)

Appendix II: Prophylactic Mastectomy Most authors believe that the option of prophylactic mastectomy should be available to women in families with apparent inherited breast cancer high risk, and those who by genetic testing are determined to carry mutations in breast cancer associated genes (e.g. Because a significant proportion of breast tissue is left with the nipple by subcutaneous mastectomy, this operation is generally not indicated if mastectomy is to be done for breast cancer prevention. Women considering prophylactic mastectomy should be carefully counseled about breast cancer risk, morbidity and mortality, the long term medical and psychological consequences of surgery, and alternatives to surgery. www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/cancer/obcancer/append2.htm   (1103 words)

Mastectomy - Memorial Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Mastectomy is a treatment option for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. If your doctors recommends mastectomy, they feel a lumpectomy would not be sufficient to rid your body of the cancer. During a simple mastectomy, the breast tissue and a strip of skin with the nipple are removed. mhriweb.org /patient_information/patient_education/mastectomy_CONTAINER.htm   (705 words)

Mastectomy Treatment Program Available at Cancer Treatment Centers of America If breast conserving surgery is not an option for you, a mastectomy may be performed to remove the affected breast. In a modified radical mastectomy, your breast is removed along with lymph nodes in the axilla (underarm). In a partial mastectomy (also called a lumpectomy or wide resection), only a part of your breast containing the cancer is removed with some normal breast tissue around the cancer, while preserving most of your breast tissue. www.cancercenter.com /breast-cancer/mastectomy.cfm   (331 words)

Mastectomy operation, breast cancer reconstruction surgery & care A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast, usually for breast cancer. Mastectomy is surgery to remove the cancer, the breast tissue, some skin, and usually the nipple. A mastectomy is carried out under a general anaesthetic, which means that the woman is asleep and feels no pain during the procedure. hcd2.bupa.co.uk /fact_sheets/html/mastectomy.html   (1405 words)

[No title] Mastectomy: In a simple or total mastectomy the surgeon removes the entire breast, including the nipple, but does not remove underarm lymph nodes or muscle tissue from beneath the breast. Radical mastectomy is an extensive operation removing the entire breast, axillary lymph nodes, and the pectoral (chest wall) muscles under the breast. Though you may have an initial gut feeling for mastectomy to “take it all out as quickly as possible,” the fact is that doing so does not provide any better chance of long term survival or a better outcome from treatment in most cases. www.cancer.org /docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_5.asp?sitearea=   (2697 words)

Mastectomy vs lumpectomy for breast cancer [January 2003; 107-2] They were randomised to radical mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery with complete axial dissection and postoperative irradiation to the affected breast. Between 1976 and 1984 women with breast cancers with a maximal diameter of 4 cm or less and with negative or positive axillary nodes were randomised to radical mastectomy, lumpectomy, or lumpectomy plus breast irradiation. Together with other evidence that mastectomy does not have any survival advantage over lumpectomy, the lack of superiority of mastectomy over breast-conserving surgery is pretty much nailed down. www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /bandolier/band107/b107-2.html   (673 words)

Mastectomy - Mastectomy Bras, Mastectomy Products and Information on Mastectomy at MrBra.com General anesthesia is administered during mastectomy, and an EKG monitor (electrocardiogram) is connected to the patient to monitor heart rates. To perform a simple mastectomy, a surgeon makes an incision along the perimeter of the breast (closest to the tumor area), leaving most of the skin intact. Typically, the nipple is not removed during simple mastectomy, although milk ducts leading to the nipple are cut. www.mrbra.com /mastectomy.ivnu   (490 words)

Prophylactic Mastectomy Prophylactic mastectomy is defined as the removal of the breast in the absence of malignant disease. Prophylactic mastectomies may be considered in women considered at high risk of developing breast cancer, either due to family history, presence of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, or the presence of lesions associated with an increased cancer risk. Mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer in the absence of the high and moderate risk factors noted above is not considered medically necessary. www.regence.com /trgmedpol/surgery/sur36.html   (1482 words)

WHOI - Healthbeat: Choosing Mastectomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A mastectomy is the surgical removal of the diseased breast. A prophylactic mastectomy may be done for a woman who has a breast cancer diagnosis to reduce the risk of cancer in the second breast. A bilateral (two) prophylactic mastectomy may be performed to reduce the risk of breast cancer in either breast. www.hoinews.com /news/features/4/1061881.html   (788 words)

Is a mastectomy a possibility? Mastectomy is recommended for DCIS when it is multifocal (has more than one focus), involves a lot of breast tissue (such that a lumpectomy will be disfiguring), or is the choice of the patient. If mastectomy is the recommended treatment, you may wish to meet with a plastic surgeon to discuss reconstruction options. Mastectomy is definately a consideration when clear margins can't be obtained; what's at issue, really, is the amount of tissue removal required to get to clear margins, compared to what's left. www.medhelp.org /forums/BreastCancer/messages/2507a.html   (428 words)

Mastectomy vs. lumpectomy Health Decision Guide - MayoClinic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A simple mastectomy is similar to modified radical mastectomy except that the underarm (axillary) lymph nodes aren't removed. Simple mastectomy is also appropriate when the cancer is in multiple sites within the breast but is confined to the ducts (carcinoma in situ). Mastectomy is usually performed under general anesthesia, which puts you in a temporary state of unconsciousness. www.mayoclinic.com /invoke.cfm?objectID=0001A0FF-37EA-1B5F-B1A080AEBC2F0000&page=9   (1414 words)

- Skin Sparing Mastectomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) In a skin sparing mastectomy, the breast reconstructive surgery must be done during the time of mastectomy. With a skin sparing mastectomy the breast tissue must be reconstructed with the patient’s own tissue, usually muscle removed from the abdomen or back. The skin sparing mastectomy allows for a more even skin tone of the breast instead of a patchy appearance due to using skin from another part of the body to recreate the breast. www.thebreastcaresite.com /EEndCom/USAmoena/Homepage.nsf/0/60ca6f582e5b1f9085256bea0053b86e?OpenDocument   (571 words)

mastectomy on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The radical mastectomies of the past (which removed not only the breast, but underlying chest muscle and lymph nodes) have largely been replaced by less drastic, but equally effective procedures. A partial, or segmental, mastectomy removes the cancer, some breast tissue, the lining over the chest, and usually some lymph nodes from under the arm; total or simple mastectomy removes the whole breast; modified radical mastectomy takes the breast, lining over the chest muscles, and lymph nodes. Some women who have had a mastectomy report feeling sensation or pain in the breast that was removed. www.encyclopedia.com /html/m1/mastecto.asp   (687 words)

Mastectomy A total mastectomy is appropriate for women with ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS, and for women seeking prophylactic mastectomies—that is, breast removal in order to prevent any possibility of breast cancer occurring. A modified radical mastectomy removes the entire breast and includes a procedure called axillary dissection, in which levels I and II (of three levels) of the axillary lymph nodes in the underarm area) are also removed. Although it was common in the past, radical mastectomy is now rarely performed because modified radical mastectomy has proven to be just as effective and less disfiguring. www.breastcancer.org /tre_surg_mastectomy.html   (798 words)

CTCA: Mastectomy Procedure Doctors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America facilities are often called on to perform a mastectomy procedure in the course of breast cancer treatment. Please read more about what a mastectomy procedure is and why it is used in breast cancer treatment. One type of mastectomy procedure will be used for breast cancer that was caught in its earliest stages. www.cancercenter.com /mastectomy-procedure.htm   (239 words)

"Salvage" Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy It showed that salvage treatment of the recurrence using lumpectomy was approximately equal to radical mastectomy in terms of survival. Daesung Lee of the Department of Therapeutic Radiation, Yale, said the best candidates for salvage lumpectomy are women with initial estrogen-receptor (ER) positive status, a node-negative status for the axilla, tumor size smaller than 1 cm at recurrence, and a recurrence diagnosed by mammography alone. There were also no statistically significant differences between distant metastatic survival (78 percent for mastectomy salvage, 58 percent lumpectomy salvage) or cause-specific survival (90 percent versus 78 percent). www.annieappleseedproject.org /sallumvsmas.html   (295 words)

About J.S.A.W. Mastectomy Designs When JSAW Mastectomy Designs was born, I wanted the garments to fit well for all sizes and in all areas of the body, and make the lady wearing them feel feminine and confident about themselves, regardless of their circumstances. JSAW Mastectomy Designs now confidently offers you a custom made mastectomy negligee, nightgown, camisole, and light breast form that will bring a smile to your face, a look of admiration into your special person’s eyes, and comfort to an uncomfortable situation. Mastectomy garments are made from ideas and needs expressed by ladies who have had mastectomies. www.mastectomydesigns.com   (390 words)

MASTECTOMY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A mastectomy means that the whole breast must be removed. This is the type of mastectomy chosen for those whose cancers are attached to the chest wall. The type of mastectomy depends on the type of tumour, its size, and how fast it has spread, as well as the patient's general health and well-being. www.eurohealth.ie /cancom/mas1.htm   (162 words)

Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances Breast implants after mastectomy to treat breast cancer do not reduce the long-term survival of patients, reveals the first study on the long-term effects of breast implants, published today in Breast Cancer Research. All of the women had been treated with mastectomy and followed over a period of about 12 years after their cancer diagnosis. The analysis revealed that, out of the 21% of women who had had an implant after mastectomy for breast cancer, there was a 12.4% mortality rate due to breast cancer, compared with 19.7% in women without an implant. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-12/bc-brw122004.php   (352 words)

Dr. Koop - Mastectomy- Health Encyclopedia and Reference Mastectomy is the most common treatment for breast cancer today. As recently as 15 years ago, many doctors considered radical mastectomy the only procedure for treating breast cancer. It removed the entire breast, the chest muscles under the breast, and all underarm lymph nodes, leaving a hollow chest area. www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/93/420.html   (149 words)

Mastectomy She wanted to just have a mastectomy originally but still thinks about getting some type of reconstruction. This 64 year old international peaceworker had a right simple mastectomy for Pagets disease of her nipple in 1996. This 42 year old had a mastectomy in 11/97- She had 7 positive nodes and had aggressive treatment but continues to live healthy and enjoy her family and life!!! www.drdixiemills.com /mastectomy.html   (530 words)

Post Mastectomy Syndrome My mastectomy was in June 1999 and since the surgery I have had constant burning pain in my chest, scar area and under my armpit radiating all the way to my left back area. My husband is a physician and I am a nurse and he thought that it sounded like some sort of "Neuropathic Pain" but everyone in my Oncology team agreed that it is the nerves trying to regenerate themselves after the surgery. The symptoms are exactly what you described in your letter and it sounded like what I have been having-burning near and around the site, underarm feels like a porcupine is poking all the time and even clothes rubbing against you hurts. www.cancerlynx.com /mastectomy_syndrome.html   (568 words)

Prophylactic mastectomy: deliverance or delusion? -- Fentiman 317 (7170): 1402 -- BMJ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A pilot study to evaluate the acute toxicity and feasibility of tamoxifen for prevention of breast cancer. Holzgreve W, Beller FK, Niedner W, Niehaus H. Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy as a prophylactic operation to prevent breast cancer. Analysis of the risk reduction of prophylactic partial mastectomy in Sprague-Dawley rats with 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene-induced breast cancer. bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/317/7170/1402   (868 words)

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