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Segmental resection

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007636

Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland. It may also be used to remove a tumor and normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung. Also called segmentectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007636
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssegmentectomy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007636",
  "term": "Segmental resection",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland. It may also be used to remove a tumor and normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung. Also called segmentectomy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "segmentectomy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/segmental-resection/"
}

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