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Mastectomy, Radical MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mastectomy, Radical
Tree Number(s)
E04.466.678
Unique ID
D015409
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015409
Annotation
MASTECTOMY, EXTENDED RADICAL & MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL are also available
Scope Note
Removal of the breast, pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes, and associated skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Entry Term(s)
Halsted Mastectomy
Meyer Mastectomy
Previous Indexing
Breast Neoplasms/surgery (1966-1988)
Breast/surgery (1966-1988)
Mastectomy (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/06/07
Revision Date
1996/06/10
Mastectomy, Radical Preferred
Meyer Mastectomy Narrower
Halsted Mastectomy Narrower
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