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Pronunciation: /mæˈstɛktəmi/

mastectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part or all of the breast. There are different types of mastectomy that differ in the amount of tissue and lymph nodes removed.

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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

lactobacillus

MSH2 gene

ethnicity

ovarian tissue freezing

thyroid-stimulating hormone

plastic surgery

stage IV gallbladder cancer

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cyproterone acetate

anti-LAG-3 monoclonal antibody LBL-007

Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299

PD-L1/PD-L2 peptide-Montanide vaccine

anti-CA19-9 monoclonal antibody 5B1

engineered PBLs

anti-PD-1/anti-TIM-3 bispecific antibody LB1410

CD19CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-CD28-expressing autologous T lymphocytes

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sumLOD score

genetic heterogeneity

variant

single nucleotide variant

hereditary predisposition

de novo mutation

hereditary cancer syndrome

poikiloderma

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