... shortened sleeve. A surgeon may be able to do this operation instead of a pneumonectomy to preserve more lung function. With ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/detailedguide/non-small-cell-lung-cancer-treating-surgery
... shortened sleeve. A surgeon may be able to do this operation instead of a pneumonectomy to keep more lung function. Some ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/overviewguide/lung-cancer-non-small-cell-overview-treating-surgery
... In some cases 2 lobes may be removed (bilobectomy). Pneumonectomy. In rare cases where the cancer is in many spots ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcarcinoidtumor/detailedguide/lung-carcinoid-tumor-treating-surgery
... chest. Pneumonectomy: the entire lung is removed. Lobectomy: a section (lobe) of the lung is removed. Segmentectomy ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003061-pdf.pdf
... (This surgery is called an extrapleural pneumonectomy or EPP.) This is a complex operation and is done only by surgeons in large medical centers. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/overviewguide/malignant-mesothelioma-overview-treating-surgery
... in the side of the chest. Pneumonectomy: the entire lung is removed. Lobectomy: a section (lobe) of the lung is removed. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-smallcell/overviewguide/lung-cancer-small-cell-overview-treating-surgery
... Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP): This surgery may offer the best chance to remove all of the cancer, and it is most often used when the surgeon ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/detailedguide/malignant-mesothelioma-treating-surgery
... patients with resectable pleural mesothelioma have their cancer removed by pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) or extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/detailedguide/malignant-mesothelioma-treating-by-extent
... called a thoracotomy). Pneumonectomy: an entire lung is removed. Lobectomy: a section (lobe) of the lung is removed. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-smallcell/detailedguide/small-cell-lung-cancer-treating-surgery
... See also chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid. pneumonectomy Search [new-muh-NECK-tuh-me]. surgery to remove a lung. See also lobectomy. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=p
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