When the client scheduled for a modified radical mastectomy asks the nurse what tissue the surgeon will remove, the nurse would answer
a. breast, skin, and axillary nodes.
b. breast, skin, and muscle.
c. breast, skin, muscle, and axillary nodes.
d. breast, skin, muscle, axillary nodes, and internal mammary nodes.
A
Modified radical mastectomy involves the en bloc removal of the breast, axillary lymph nodes, and overlying skin, with the muscles left intact.
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