title: Modified radical mastectomy.
abstract: Surgical management in the treatment of potentially curable breast cancer has changed from a radical to a more conservative approach. The most common procedure used at the present time is the modified mastectomy, which is discussed in detail in this article.
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local