Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
pelvic lymphadenectomy
[ pel-vik lim-fa-deh-nek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to pelvic lymphadenectomy:
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Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the pelvis for examination under a microscope to see if they contain cancer.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical removal of one or more pelvic lymph nodes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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