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Breast surgery: Modified mastectomy
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A modified mastectomy is the removal of the breast, the lymph nodes under the arm, the lining over the chest muscles, and sometimes part of the chest wall muscles. This is the most common surgery for breast cancer.
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October 22, 2009- Medical Review:
- Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology
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