D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. The goal of a mastectomy is to remove all breast tissue ...

Mastectomy surgery in the United States began with William Halsted’s radical mastectomy in 1882. This aggressive procedure, which involved the complete removal of the breast, skin, chest muscles ...

The doctor may call the surgery a simple mastectomy or modified radical mastectomy. Breast reconstruction can happen during or after breast surgery. The reconstructed breast can be made from an ...

Against this backdrop of medical innovation, pioneering American surgeon William Halsted performed the first successful radical mastectomy (first reported in 1894), an aggressive surgical ...

1970s -- A handful of forward-thinking surgeons began believing that simple mastectomy-- removal of only the breast itself -- was just as effective as a radical mastectomy. Surgeons also began ...

Mammary disease commonly afflicts small ruminants and cattle. In some cases, the mammary glands can be extensively enlarged ...

The authors also note that it could be due to changes to the treatment offered and the reduction of modified radical ...

I am a beneficiary of the IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations), during my medical education in ...

She was emotionally very self-sufficient. NARRATOR: On October 31, ten days after undergoing a radical mastectomy, O'Connor returned to the bench to hear oral arguments. Chemotherapy was scheduled ...

As Democrats gather in Chicago, it’s a good time to review just how radical the Democrat Party has recently become. The party of Truman, Kennedy and even Clinton has been hijacked. Former ...

At 17, she had a double mastectomy. Later ... became interested in the culture war between trans activists and radical feminists that often erupts in the social media ether.

A radical mastectomy (a surgery that removes the entire breast) is a common treatment option for IBC. Your surgeon may also recommend removing the nearby lymph nodes as well. After surgery, your ...