The breast is comprised of organs called lobules that can make drain and thin tubes called conduits that convey the drain from the lobules to the nipple. Breast tissue likewise contains lymph nodes, fat and connective tissue, arteries and veins. Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the cells of the lobules or in the different tissues of the breast. The cancer may be of various types. Breast cancer that has spread from where it started in the pipes or lobules to encompassing tissue is called intrusive breast cancer. In incendiary breast cancer, the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm on the grounds that the tumor cells hinder the lymph vessels in the skin.

Modified radical mastectomy involves the removal of both breast tissue and lymph nodes:

• The surgeon removes the entire breast.
• Axillary lymph node dissection is performed, during which levels I and II of underarm lymph nodes are removed.
• No muscles are removed from beneath the breast.