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Descriptor English: Prophylactic Mastectomy
Descriptor Spanish: Mastectomía Profiláctica
Descriptor mastectomía profiláctica
Scope note: Extirpación quirúrgica de una o ambas mamas para prevenir o reducir el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de mama en personas con predisposición.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mastectomia Profilática
Descriptor French: Mastectomie prophylactique
Entry term(s): Mastectomies, Prophylactic
Mastectomy, Prophylactic
Prophylactic Mastectomies
Tree number(s): E04.466.911
E04.625.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072036
Scope note: Surgical removal of one or both breasts to prevent or reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in persons who may be predisposed.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Mastectomy (1977-2016)
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures (2014-2016)
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56687
Unique ID: D000072036
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Prophylactic Mastectomy - Preferred
Concept UI M000616094
Scope note Surgical removal of one or both breasts to prevent or reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in persons who may be predisposed.
Preferred term Prophylactic Mastectomy
Entry term(s) Mastectomies, Prophylactic
Mastectomy, Prophylactic
Prophylactic Mastectomies



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