Segmental resection (or segmentectomy) is a
surgical procedure to remove part of an organ or
gland, as a sub-type of a
resection, which might involve removing the whole body part. It may also be used to remove a
tumor
A neoplasm () is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia. The growth of a neoplasm is uncoordinated with that of the normal surrounding tissue, and persists ...
and normal tissue around it. In
lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a
lobe
Lobe may refer to:
People with the name
* Lobe (surname)
Science and healthcare
* Lobe (anatomy)
* Lobe, a large-scale structure of a radio galaxy
* Glacial lobe, a lobe-shaped glacier
* Lobation, a characteristic of the nucleus of certain biolo ...
of the
lung. The
resection margin
A resection margin or surgical margin is the margin of apparently non-tumorous tissue around a tumor that has been surgically removed, called " resected", in surgical oncology. The resection is an attempt to remove a cancer tumor so that no por ...
is the edge of the removed tissue; it is important that this shows free of cancerous cells on examination by a
pathologist
Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in t ...
.
References
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External links
Segmental resectionentry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Surgical procedures and techniques
Surgical removal procedures
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