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sleeve lobectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007815

Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway). The ends of the bronchus are rejoined and any remaining lobes are reattached to the bronchus. This surgery is done to save part of the lung. Also called sleeve resection.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007815
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssleeve resection
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "sleeve lobectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway). The ends of the bronchus are rejoined and any remaining lobes are reattached to the bronchus. This surgery is done to save part of the lung. Also called sleeve resection.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sleeve resection"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sleeve-lobectomy/"
}

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