Mastectomy or breast removal is a medical term that includes surgery to remove one or both breasts completely and is usually performed to treat breast cancer.

Mastectomy is one of the surgical and treatment methods of breast cancer, which is performed in order to remove cancerous masses and prevent the progression of cancer. In cases of early detection of breast cancer, mastectomy is a treatment option. However, the effort of surgeons in the early stages of breast cancer is to preserve most of the breast tissue and the appearance of the breast, which is why in some cases lumpectomy, in which only the tumor and part of the adjacent tissues are removed, is preferable to mastectomy. .

It is difficult to decide whether to perform mastectomy or lumpectomy. Both methods can be effective in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. However, lumpectomy cannot be performed in all patients and some other patients prefer to undergo mastectomy.

Newer mastectomy methods can preserve the skin of the breast and give a more natural appearance to the breasts. This technique is called skin-sparing mastectomy. In some patients, breast reconstruction may be performed using a breast prosthesis during or after mastectomy.

Mastectomy is also known by the following names:

Breast removal surgery

Breast removal surgery

Breast evacuation

Breast removal