"Mastectomy, Simple" 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.
Removal of only the breast tissue and nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin.
Concept/Terms
Mastectomy, Simple- Mastectomy, Simple
- Mastectomies, Simple
- Simple Mastectomies
- Simple Mastectomy
- Total Mastectomy
- Mastectomies, Total
- Mastectomy, Total
- Total Mastectomies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mastectomy, Simple" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Mastectomy, Simple" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy, Simple" by people in Profiles.
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Prospective Feasibility Trial of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Setting of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 02; 18(1):e73-e77.
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Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Mastectomy Without Axillary Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Mar; 24(3):652-659.
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Operative and Oncologic Outcomes in 9861 Patients with Operable Breast Cancer: Single-Institution Analysis of Breast Conservation with Oncoplastic Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 10; 23(10):3190-8.
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Reply: To PMID 23490543. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Nov; 217(5):960-2.
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Factors associated with the frequency of initial total mastectomy: results of a multi-institutional study. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 May; 216(5):966-75.
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Characteristics and outcomes of sentinel node-positive breast cancer patients after total mastectomy without axillary-specific treatment. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov; 19(12):3762-70.
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The incidence of arm edema in women with breast cancer randomized on the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project study B-04 to radical mastectomy versus total mastectomy and radiotherapy versus total mastectomy alone. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Mar 15; 70(4):1020-4.
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Atypical cytology in a persistent seroma following mastectomy for breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature. Breast J. 2007 Mar-Apr; 13(2):196-9.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ in a 16-year-old adolescent boy with gynecomastia: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Aug; 40(8):1349-53.
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A population-based study of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy efficacy in women at elevated risk for breast cancer in community practices. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Mar 14; 165(5):516-20.