 Mastectomy
"Mastectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
| Descriptor ID |
D008408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.466
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| Concept/Terms |
Mastectomy- Mastectomy
- Mastectomies
- Mammectomy
- Mammectomies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mastectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2020 | 4 | 14 | 18 | | 2021 | 4 | 8 | 12 | | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2023 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Adams M, Durden JA, Leslie SE, Vemuru SR, Higgins MG, Matlock DD, Baimas-George M, Daly R, Lee C, Colborn K, Fisher CM, Christian NT, Kaoutzanis C, Egan K, Tevis SE. IDECIDE breast surgery patient decision aid: Development and testing of a quality of life-integrated decision support tool. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Sep 10; 34(10).
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Haas EJ, Tin G, Lee A, Wallace A, Aryanpour Z, Yu JW, Winocour J, Egan KG, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C. Predictors and consequences of perioperative blood transfusions in deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Oct; 121:143-151.
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Cronin JE, Aryanpour Z, Durden JA, Hunt SC, Arkema A, Christian NT, Kaoutzanis C, Mathes DW, Egan KG, Tevis SE. Identifying Breast Cancer Risk in Patients Undergoing Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul; 134(1):25-30.
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Jeon JH, Higgins MG, Durden J, Adams M, Vemuru S, Matlock DD, Leslie SE, Lee CN, Tevis SE. Attitudes and Perspectives on Shared Decision Making Among Breast Surgical Oncologists: A Qualitative Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul; 33(7):6433-6443.
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Jeon H, Yum A, Perez-Alvarez I, Nin D, Kaoutzanis C, Chong T, Kokosis G. "Age is just a number": Deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps are safe across different age groups. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Apr; 115:335-337.
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Gehring MB, Wolfe B, Kalia N, Helmkamp LJ, Widner JL, Christian N, Tevis SE, Murphy CD, Cohen JB, Winocour JS, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C. Comparing Discharge Timing in Patients Undergoing Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 Jul 01; 158(1):1-9.
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Canty GA, Helmkamp L, Leslie SE, Vemuru S, Adams M, Higgins MG, Davis RA, Scherer LD, Baurle E, Matlock DD, Lee C, Tevis S. Evaluation of visual displays to share expected quality of life changes with patients with breast cancer. Surgery. 2025 Dec; 188:109770.
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Jimenez RB, Abdou Y, Anderson P, Barry P, Bradfield L, Bradley JA, Heras LD, Khan A, Matsen C, Rabinovitch R, Reyna C, Salerno KE, Schellhorn SE, Schofield D, Taparra K, Washington I, Wright JL, Zeidan YH, Zellars RC, Horst KC. Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO-ASCO-SSO Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2025 10 20; 43(30):3292-3311.
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Jimenez RB, Abdou Y, Anderson P, Barry P, Bradfield L, Bradley JA, Heras LD, Khan A, Matsen C, Rabinovitch R, Reyna C, Salerno KE, Schellhorn SE, Schofield D, Taparra K, Washington I, Wright JL, Zeidan YH, Zellars RC, Horst KC. Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO/ASCO/SSO Clinical Practice Guideline. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 15(6):549-571.
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Varagur K, Ribaudo JG, Keller M, Fadell NR, Martin C, He K, Sacks JM, Aft R, Anolik R, Christensen JM. Understanding Trends in Incidence and Management of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer in a National Sample Using Claims Data. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug; 132(2):323-333.
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