"Mastectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
| Descriptor ID |
D008408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy- Mastectomy
- Mastectomies
- Mammectomy
- Mammectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Social Support and Treatment Delays in Breast Cancer Patients Within an Integrated Health Care System. Psychooncology. 2024 Nov; 33(11):e70025.
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Breast Cancer Recurrence by Subtype in a Diverse, Contemporary Cohort of Young Women. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 07 01; 237(1):13-23.
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Treatment-related thoracic soft tissue sarcomas in US breast cancer survivors: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2022 11; 23(11):1451-1464.
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Management of ovarian and breast cancer risk in non-BRCA HBOC pathogenic variant carriers in a large California health care system. Gynecol Oncol. 2022 Dec; 167(3):467-475.
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Decision quality and regret with treatment decisions in women with breast cancer: Pre-operative breast MRI and breast density. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Aug; 194(3):607-616.
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Risk-reducing surgery in unaffected individuals receiving cancer genetic testing in an integrated health care system. Cancer. 2022 Aug 15; 128(16):3090-3098.
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Screening and Preventative Strategies for Patients at High Risk for Breast Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 04; 17(4):e575-e581.
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Uptake of Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at Minority Serving Cancer Centers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep; 28(9):4995-5004.
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Association of Diabetes and Other Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors With Guideline-concordant Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2020 02; 43(2):101-106.
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Facility Variability in Examination Indication Among Women With Prior Breast Cancer: Implications and the Need for Standardization. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Jun; 17(6):755-764.