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Q: Breast Cancer - Mastectomy

asked by: fuzz2467 on March 4th, 2006

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After finding a malignant lump in my right breast, a mastectomy was performed and the breast lump, surrounding tissue, and some lymph nodes were removed. Which nodes were probably removed and why?

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