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AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary nodes) are removed and examined; often used to determine if breast cancer has spread to the axillary nodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Opération visant à enlever partiellement ou entièrement les ganglions lymphatiques situés sous l'aisselle en vue de les examiner au microscope [pour permettre de savoir si le cancer s'est répandu à ces structures].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico que consisten en la extirpación de los ganglios linfáticos axilares.

OBS

Es un tratamiento para el cáncer de máma y el melanoma.

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