Term: contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Pronunciation: (KON-truh-LA-teh-rul PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee)

Description:

Surgery to remove the healthy breast in a person who is having or has had the other breast with cancer removed. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy may be done to reduce the risk of a second breast cancer in people who are at very high risk. Also called CPM.