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Radical Mastectomy

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Operative Strategy in General Surgery

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Radical mastectomy is preferable to the Patey modification in patients who have relatively large tumors, especially when they are close to or when they invade the pectoral fascia.

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  1. New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  2. Booth Memorial Medical Center, 11355, Flushing, New York, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  3. University Hospital, New York University Medical Center, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  4. New York Veterans Administration Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  5. Bellevue Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

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Chassin, J.L. (1984). Radical Mastectomy. In: Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4172-8_4

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