"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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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use for Hormone Receptor-Positive, ERBB2-Negative Breast Cancer After RxPONDER Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 12 01; 8(12):e2549109.
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Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infection in Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction Trial (ASSERT). Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr; 33(4):3033-3044.
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Impact of Time to Surgery Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Retrospective Study of Patients Enrolled in the I-SPY 2 Clinical Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8113-8126.
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Association of Surgeon Volume with Adherence to American Society of Breast Surgeons Surgical Quality Measures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8144-8155.
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Is Prepectoral Implant Reconstruction Associated With Better Physical Well-Being? J Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov; 132(6):1071-1075.
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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 04; 103:233-247.
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Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 01 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.