extrapleural pneumonectomy
Surgery to remove a diseased lung, part of the pericardium (membrane covering the heart), part of the diaphragm (muscle between the lungs and the abdomen), and part of the parietal pleura (membrane…
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133 matchesgastrectomy
Gastrectomy removes all or part of the stomach, most often to treat stomach cancer or certain severe stomach conditions.
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Glossectomy removes part or all of the tongue, most often to treat cancer arising from the tongue's tissue.
Read definitionHalsted radical mastectomy
Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.
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An operation to remove one side of the larynx (voicebox).
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Hepatectomy removes part or all of the liver, often performed to treat tumors, donate a liver segment, or address severe injury.
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Removing the uterus ends the possibility of pregnancy, but on its own it does not bring on menopause.
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An operation in which the testicle is removed through an incision in the groin.
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Surgery to remove all or part of the prostate with the aid of a laparoscope.
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Surgery done with the aid of a laparoscope to remove all or part of the colon through several small incisions made in the wall of the abdomen.
Read definitionlaryngectomee
A laryngectomee is a person who has undergone complete surgical removal of the larynx and now breathes through a neck opening.
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A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the larynx, most often to treat laryngeal cancer.
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A lobectomy removes one entire lobe of an organ, most often the lung, sparing the rest of the organ and its function.
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A lumpectomy removes a breast tumor along with a margin of surrounding normal tissue while preserving as much of the breast as possible.
Read definitionlymphadenectomy
Taking out lymph nodes to learn whether cancer has reached them, an operation now used far more sparingly than it once was.
Read definitionmalignant ectomesenchymoma
A rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs in children and young adults.
Read definitionmastectomy
Removing more tissue does not by itself buy more survival, which is why breast-conserving surgery with radiation matches mastectomy for many early cancers.
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Surgery to remove one or more metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor).
Read definitionmodified radical mastectomy
Removal of the whole breast together with the armpit lymph nodes, sparing the chest muscles the older operation sacrificed.
Read definitionmodified radical vulvectomy
Surgery to remove most, but not all, of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).
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