"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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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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Did the COVID-19 consortium recommendations impact the treatment of breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic? Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 May; 211(1):11-22.
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Patient-reported upper extremity impairment following mastectomy with breast reconstruction: A systematic review. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Apr; 103:233-247.
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Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan 01; 155(1):213e-227e.
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Commission on Cancer Center Performance with the New Breast Cancer Quality Measures: A Review of Historical Data. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 32(3):2045-2055.
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Postmastectomy Functional Impairments. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 12; 25(12):1445-1453.
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Safety and factors affecting same-day discharge following mastectomy and immediate alloplastic reconstruction. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb; 129(2):201-207.
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Patient values in breast cancer surgical decision-making - The WhySurg study. Am J Surg. 2024 01; 227:137-145.
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Low Rate of Regret After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy Highlights a Double Standard. JAMA Surg. 2023 10 01; 158(10):1077.
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Trends in bilateral mastectomy rates among different racial backgrounds: A National Cancer Database study. Am J Surg. 2023 10; 226(4):455-462.