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lymphadenectomy; lymph node dissection
Indications:
- surgical management of cancer
- evaluation of lymph node metastasis
- breast cancer
- cutaneous melanoma
Procedure:
- surgical excision of lymph node(s).
Specific
abdominal lymphadenectomy
axillary lymphadenectomy
cervical lymphadenectomy
inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy
jugular lymphadenectomy
pelvic lymphadenectomy
resection of chest wall neoplasm with mediastinal lymphadenectomy
resection of sternum with mediastinal lymphadenectomy
suprahyoid lymphadenectomy
thoracic lymphadenectomy
General
surgical resection (excision)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Wikipedia: Lymphadenectomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphadenectomy