radical lymph node dissection
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007162
A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor. The lymph nodes are then examined under a microscope to see if cancer cells have spread to them.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-007162 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor. The lymph nodes are then examined under a microscope to see if cancer cells have spread to them.",
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