 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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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 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 6 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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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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Im C, Hasan H, Stene E, Monick S, Rader RK, Sheade J, Wolfe H, Lu Z, Spector LG, McDonald AJ, Nolan V, Arnold MA, Conces MR, Moskowitz CS, Henderson TO, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Yasui Y, Nanda R, Oeffinger KC, Neglia JP, Blaes A, Turcotte LM. Treatment, toxicity, and mortality after subsequent breast cancer in female survivors of childhood cancer. Nat Commun. 2025 Mar 31; 16(1):3088.
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Swafford EP, Anantha S, Davis J, Heath R, Draper A, Tevis S, Goel N, Kesmodel SB, Rojas KE. Lumpectomy Patients are at Highest Risk for Opioid Overprescription: A Comparison Between Practice Patterns and OPEN National Guidelines. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr; 32(4):2585-2593.
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Higgins MG, Vemuru S, Helmkamp L, Adams M, Colborn K, Parris H, Huynh V, Christian N, Ahrendt G, Lee C, Kim S, Matlock D, Cumbler E, Tevis S. Access to results of patient reported outcome surveys did not improve longitudinal patient reported outcomes in breast cancer patients in a randomized controlled trial. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:116054.
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