Segmental resection
Type of surgical procedure to remove an organ or gland
Segmental resection, or segmentectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove part of an organ or gland as a sub-type of resection, which might involve removing the whole body part. It may also be used to remove a tumor and the normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung. The resection margin needed to be free of cancerous cells.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.
External links
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- Segmental resection entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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