If the tumor appears in multiple glands and looks «hot» (malignant) on cytology, I recommend pre-surgical planning for a more extensive surgery such
as radical mastectomy to include the draining lymph nodes.
Not exact matches
Even a decade ago, treating cancer in one breast by removing both — known
as a contralateral prophylactic
mastectomy («contralateral» meaning opposite side, and «prophylactic» meaning preventive)-- would have sounded like a
radical choice.
Myself I'm not a doctor but my sister had breast cancer at 24 the first time received a
radical mastectomy, chemo and radiation she got it the second time at 35 and had a
mastectomy on the other breast (not
radical) chemo and radiation
as well both time they were very aggressive cancers.
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as women We did a
radical mastectomy on the left, and they took out 25 lymph nodes at the same time.