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A modified radical is a total mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection, but with preservation of the pectoral muscles.
A modified radical mastectomy leaves a woman with a more normal chest shape than the older radical mastectomy procedure, and a scar that is not visible in most clothing.
The radical mastectomy, also called the Halsted mastectomy, is rarely performed today.
A modified radical mastectomy is the most common type of mastectomy performed today.
Modified Radical Mastectomy
A modified radical mastectomy also allows for immediate or delayed breast reconstruction.
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Surgery that removes breast tissue, nipple, an ellipse of skin, and some axillary or underarm lymph nodes, but leaves the chest muscle intact, usually is called a modified radical mastectomy.
If the cancer has not been contained within the breast, it calls for a modified radical mastectomy , which removes the entire breast and all of the adjacent lymph nodes.
A radical mastectomy involves removal of the breast, all surrounding lymph nodes up to the collarbone, and the underlying chest muscle.
The modified radical mastectomy procedure involves removal of large multiple tumor growths located underneath the nipple and cancer cells on the breast margins.
If no complications develop, the surgical area should completely heal within three to four weeks.