LAC 48:I.2323. Integumentary System Treatment and Procedures

A. Radical or Modified Radical Mastectomy (Simple Mastectomy Excluded) 1. limitation of movement of shoulder and arm; 2. swelling of the arm; 3. loss of the skin of the chest requiring skin graft; 4. failure to completely eradicate the malignancy; 5. decreased sensation or numbness of the inner aspect of the arm and chest wall; 6. injury to major blood vessels.