Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
Term	Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
Short definition	contralateral prophylactic mastectomy - (pronounced) (KON-truh-LA-teh-rul PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the healthy breast in a person who has had or has had the other breast removed with cancer. A contralateral prophylactic mastectomy can be performed to reduce the risk of a second breast cancer in people at very high risk.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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contralateral prophylactic mastectomy - (pronounced) (KON-truh-LA-teh-rul PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the healthy breast in a person who has had or has had the other breast removed with cancer. A contralateral prophylactic mastectomy can be performed to reduce the risk of a second breast cancer in people at very high risk. Also called CPM

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