Mastectomy

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MX
Pronunciation
/mæˈstɛktəmi/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. Breast cancer; Pathological type; Modified radical mastectomy; Breast conserving surgery.
  2. I had a complete mastectomy and the cancer has not spread to any other part of my body.
  3. Objective To study a new method of treatment for upper limb lymphedema after radical mastectomy.
  4. She recently had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure because both her parents had breast cancer.
  5. This mastectomy specimen demonstrates the gross findings of " inflammatory " carcinoma of breast.

Other meanings of MX