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simple mastectomy

/ˈsɪmpəl mæˈstɛktəmi/

Tradução: Procedimento cirúrgico que remove toda a glândula mamária, incluindo o mamilo e a aréola, mas sem retirar os músculos peitorais subjacentes nem os linfonodos axilares, geralmente realizado para tratar ou prevenir o câncer de mama.

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/ˈsɪmpəl mæˈstɛktəmi/C1formalmedical
  • ptProcedimento cirúrgico que remove toda a glândula mamária, incluindo o mamilo e a aréola, mas sem retirar os músculos peitorais subjacentes nem os linfonodos axilares, geralmente realizado para tratar ou prevenir o câncer de mama.

A surgical procedure to remove the entire breast tissue, including the nipple and areola, but not the underlying chest muscles or lymph nodes, typically performed to treat or prevent breast cancer.

  1. Surgical removal of breast tissueC1formal

    A surgical procedure to remove the entire breast, including the nipple and areola, but not the lymph nodes or underlying chest muscles.

    ptMastectomia simples

    • The patient underwent a simple mastectomy to treat early-stage breast cancer.
    • After the simple mastectomy, she was fitted for a prosthetic breast.
    • Recovery from a simple mastectomy is often faster than from a radical mastectomy.