radical mastectomy

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radical mastectomy

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radical mastectomy - removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit

mastectomy - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor

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