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Indications for a simple mastectomy without an axillary procedure are as follows:
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Local recurrence in a previously treated breast cancer
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Malignant phyllodes tumor [6]
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Elliptical skin incision enclosing nipple-areola complex.
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Superior flap being raised.
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Raised superior flap, with breast being dissected off underlying pectoralis major.
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Pectoralis major and serratus anterior visible at completion of mastectomy.
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Postmastectomy scar.
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Mastectomy scar 10 days after operation.
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