breast removal
Oncological tissue excision
Breast removal is the surgical excision of one or both breasts, medically termed mastectomy.
The procedure is most commonly performed to treat or prevent breast cancer: She opted for breast removal after genetic testing showed high cancer risk.
It may also be part of gender-affirming surgery for transgender men or nonbinary individuals seeking a more masculine chest contour.
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- double mastectomyRemoval of both breasts
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
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- surgical removalsexcision, tumor excision, resection, mastectomy, lumpectomy
- butchering techniquesfilleting, butterflying, spatchcocking, portioning, disarticulation
- gland surgerythyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, pancreatectomy, gonadectomy, orchiectomy
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Surgical enlargement of chest
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