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Mastectomy refers to an operation to remove one or both breasts. The most common indications for mastectomy include:
From a surgical point of view, an ideal mastectomy case is a young, thin and fit patient with a small tumor and a small breast, while obese and large-breasted women who have had previous breast radiation therapy or surgery represent difficult cases. Women with previous breast augmentation or breast reduction surgeries are also difficult cases.
Women with inflammatory carcinoma, extensive metastasis or distant spread of the cancer are unsuitable for this surgery.