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Mastectomy, Radical

Surgical removal of the breast, pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes, and associated skin and subcutaneous tissue

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  • Elizabeth Hopkins of Oxford, showing a breast with cancer which was removed by Sir William Read. Engraving by M. Burghers, ca. 1700.

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    A method of obtaining a complete skin covering after ablation of the breast / by Mayo Robson.

    Robson, Arthur William Mayo, Sir, 1853-1933. | Date: 1896
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    Elizabeth Hopkins of Oxford, showing a breast with cancer which was removed by Sir William Read. Engraving by M. Burghers, ca. 1700.

    Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727. | Date: [1700?] | Reference: 563327i

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