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(...ma-STEK-toh-mee)
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| Removal of the breast. Also called simple mastectomy. |
Previous Definitions: | tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab, total androgen blockade, total estrogen blockade, total hysterectomy, total laryngectomy | Next Definitions: | total nodal irradiation, total pancreatectomy, total parenteral nutrition, total skin electron beam radiation therapy, total-body irradiation |
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