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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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Down syndrome

sperm cryopreservation

MART-1 antigen

peritoneal

leptomeningeal

c-erbB-2 positive

physical examination

hyperkeratosis

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Nascobal

anti-FOLR1 antibody-drug conjugate

bone metastasis targeting peptide-11

ipilimumab

Lactobacillus fermentum strain HEM 1036

autologous mesothelin-specific CAR-T cells expressing anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 antibodies

MLL/MLLT1 fusion protein

Asorbicap

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autosomal dominant inheritance

domain

constitutional DNA

gene

novel mutation

genetic heterogeneity

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

X-linked recessive inheritance

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