A radical mastectomy involves the removal of
A) any breast tumor.
B) a benign breast tumor.
C) a malignant breast tumor.
D) a breast, all lymph nodes under the arm, and skeletal muscles in the chest wall under the breast.
E) both breasts.

Question

A radical mastectomy involves the removal of
A) ​any breast tumor.
B) a benign breast tumor.
C) ​a malignant breast tumor.
D) ​a breast, all lymph nodes under the arm, and skeletal muscles in the chest wall under the breast.
E) ​both breasts.

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Radical mastectomy involves the removal of a breast, all lymph nodes under the arm, and skeletal muscles in the chest wall under the breast. It is performed for patients who have locally advanced breast cancer, where the tumor has invaded the chest wall or several lymph nodes.

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