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Halsted Radical Mastectomy, 1882

Illustration of the Halsted incision and final cut. In 1882 the American surgeon William Halsted first performed what would become known as the Halsted Mastectomy, which involves removal of the entire breast, area lymphatic tissue, and the pectoralis muscle. Halsted achieved a 5-year cure rate of 40% through a number of innovations: his aggressive approach to tissue removal, his use of the antiseptic techniques introduced by Joseph Lister, and his introduction of the use of rubber gloves.

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Halsted Radical Mastectomy, 1882

Caption:

Illustration of the Halsted incision and final cut. In 1882 the American surgeon William Halsted first performed what would become known as the Halsted Mastectomy, which involves removal of the entire breast, area lymphatic tissue, and the pectoralis muscle. Halsted achieved a 5-year cure rate of 40% through a number of innovations: his aggressive approach to tissue removal, his use of the antiseptic techniques introduced by Joseph Lister, and his introduction of the use of rubber gloves.

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3000 x 3464 px | 29.7 MB

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25.4 x 29.3 cm | 10.0 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1880S • 1882 • 19TH CENTURY • ANAESTHETICS • ANALGESICS • ANESTHETICS • ANTISEPTIC • AREA LYMPHATIC TISSUE • ART • ARTWORK • ASEPTIC • ASÉPTICO • BIG FOUR • BREAST CANCER • BRONCHOPNEUMONIA • BW • CLEAN • DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • FEMALE • FIRST CHIEF • FIRST FORMAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM • FOUNDING PROFESSORS • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL DOCTOR • HISTORICAL PHYSICIAN • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOSPITAL CHART • HYGIENIC • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MORPHINE • OPERATION • PECTORALIS MUSCLE • PROCEDURE • RADICAL MASTECTOMY • REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE BREAST • RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM • RESIDENCY TRAINING • RUBBER GLOVES • SANITARY • STERILE • SURGEON • SURGERY • SURGICAL REMOVAL OF BREAST • SURGICAL • TECHNIQUE • WOMAN