Radical mastectomy

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Radical mastectomy is a surgical procedure in which the breast, underlying chest muscle (including pectoralis major and pectoralis minor), and lymph nodes of the axilla are removed as a treatment for breast cancer.

It was developed and first performed by William Stewart Halsted in 1882. From about 1895 to the mid-1970s about 90% of the women being treated for breast cancer in the US underwent the radical mastectomy. This is a very morbid surgery and is not performed except in extreme cases.

Today, there are three main categories of mastectomy:

1. total (simple) mastectomy,
2. modified radical mastectomy,
3. partial mastectomy.

v • d • e Operations/surgeries and other procedures of the integumentary system (ICD-9-CM V3 85-86) Breast Breast-conserving surgery (Lumpectomy) - Mammoplasty - Mastectomy (Radical mastectomy) - Breast implant - Mastopexy - Breast reconstruction - Breast reduction Skin and subcutaneous tissue Escharotomy - Suture - Skin grafting - Hair transplantation