True about modified radical mastectomy is:-
Pectoralis major is removed
Axillary lymph nodes are preserved
Pectoralis minor is divided
Internal mammary lymph nodes are removed
Pectoralis minor is divided in Scanlon's modification of modified radical mastectomy. Types of Mastectomy Simple or total mastectomy Removal of breast tissue, nipple-areola complex, & skin. Extended simple mastectomy Simple mastectomy + removal of level I axillary LNs. Modified radical mastectomy Removes all breast tissue, nipple-areola complex, skin and level I & II axillary LNs.
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