Mastectomy

"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.

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Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.

Descriptor ID	D008408
MeSH Number(s)	E04.466
Concept/Terms	Mastectomy Mastectomy Mastectomies Mammectomy Mammectomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Mastectomy [E04.466]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2014	1	2	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2021	1	2	3

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Fukui J, White K, Frankland TB, Oshiro C, Wilkens L. Weight changes according to treatment in a diverse cohort of breast cancer patients. BMC Cancer. 2021 Sep 08; 21(1):1005.

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Sampathkumar U, Nowroozilarki Z, Bordes MC, Reece GP, Hanson SE, Markey MK, Merchant FA. Review of Quantitative Imaging for Objective Assessment of Fat Grafting Outcomes in Breast Surgery. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 05 18; 41(Suppl 1):S39-S49.

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Connors SK, Leal IM, Nitturi V, Iwundu CN, Maza V, Reyes S, Acquati C, Reitzel LR. Empowered Choices: African-American Women's Breast Reconstruction Decisions. Am J Health Behav. 2021 03 01; 45(2):352-370.

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Lammers PE, Dank M, Masetti R, Abbas R, Hilton F, Coppola J, Jacobs I. Neoadjuvant PF-05280014 (a potential trastuzumab biosimilar) versus trastuzumab for operable HER2+ breast cancer. Br J Cancer. 2018 08; 119(3):266-273.

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Binkley JM, Stratford P, Kirkpatrick S, Farley CR, Okoli J, Gabram S. Estimating the Reliability and Validity of the Upper Extremity Functional Index in Women After Breast Cancer Surgery. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 12; 18(6):e1261-e1267.

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Teo I, Reece GP, Huang SC, Mahajan K, Andon J, Khanal P, Sun C, Nicklaus K, Merchant F, Markey MK, Fingeret MC. Body image dissatisfaction in patients undergoing breast reconstruction: Examining the roles of breast symmetry and appearance investment. Psychooncology. 2018 03; 27(3):857-863.

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Drizin JH, Malcarne VL, Schiaffino MK, Wells KJ. College Women's Responses to a Celebrity Health Disclosure. Health Commun. 2018 10; 33(10):1302-1307.

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Atisha DM, Rushing CN, Samsa GP, Locklear TD, Cox CE, Shelley Hwang E, Zenn MR, Pusic AL, Abernethy AP. A national snapshot of satisfaction with breast cancer procedures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Feb; 22(2):361-9.

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Camacho-Rivera M, Kalwar T, Sanmugarajah J, Shapira I, Taioli E. Heterogeneity of breast cancer clinical characteristics and outcome in US black women--effect of place of birth. Breast J. 2014 Sep-Oct; 20(5):489-95.

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Ali AA, Xiao H, Kiros GE. Health insurance and breast-conserving surgery with radiation treatment. Am J Manag Care. 2014 Jun; 20(6):502-16.

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