Evolution of radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Surgical treatment of breast cancer has been marked by a constant evolution since the Halsted radical mastectomy described in the late 19th century has become the current standard Madden radical mastectomy, a breast surgery that involves the ablation of tissue with the axillary lymphatic preserving both pectoral muscles. The purpose of this paper was to present the stages that have marked the evolution of this intervention and to provide an overview of the way breast cancer has been understood and treated in the last century.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: M Plesca, C Bordea, B El Houcheimi, E Ichim, A Blidaru
Institution: Institutul Oncologic Bucuresti
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2514069677