modified radical mastectomy

Patients and Methods: Sixty trucut/biopsy proven, early invasive breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy were randomized into groups A (n=30) and B (n=30) to receive high vacuum (400 mm Hg) suction drains or low vacuum suction drains (200 mm Hg) at completion of operation.

Ten malignant lesions were treated by modified radical mastectomy (Table 3).

Thoracic epidural anaesthesia for modified radical mastectomy in carcinoma of breast patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease--a case report.

Our study was done to evaluate the 2 different doses of oral pregabalin (150 mg and 300 mg) as premedication for blunting the haemodynamic response to intubation and extubation in CA Breast patients undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy procedure.

Thoracic epidural anesthesia for pain relief and postoperation recovery with modified radical mastectomy. World J Surg 1999; 23(3):256-60.

The median age of patients in our study group was 50 years who underwent modified radical mastectomy. Sentinel lymph nodes were identified in 61 of 68 patients with a mean number of sentinel nodes identified was 1.52 (range 1-3).

Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak from November 2011 to January 2014, who underwent modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection were included in the study.

(9,10) The surgical procedure of choice is modified radical mastectomy with axillary node dissection.

Inclusion Criteria: Female breast cancer patients, early & locally advanced breast cancer patients who underwent surgery and patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy as the surgical treatment.

Surgical resection for persistent seroma, following modified radical mastectomy. World J Surg Oncol.

(1) Modified radical mastectomy (MRM), is the standard surgical procedure of choice in these patients.

The surgeries for a malignant breast swelling range from lumpectomy to modified radical mastectomy. Nevertheless, breast conservation surgery followed by chemotherapy and hormonal therapy produce almost equal results as radical surgery, thereby ensuring better quality of life after surgery.

This nerve along with nerve to serratus anterior and nerve to lattisimus dorsi are preserved during modified radical mastectomy (8) to prevent the complications like loss of sensibility or dysesthesia in the upper part of arm.

[3, 6, 7] In most cases modified radical mastectomy and in minority, breast conservation surgery is undertaken.

Specimen for histo-pathological examination was obtained after trucut biopsy, wide local excision, simple mastectomy and modified radical mastectomy depending upon the staging of breast carcinoma.