lymphadenectomy; lymph node dissection

Indications

• surgical management of cancer
  • evaluation of lymph node metastasis
    • breast cancer
    • cutaneous melanoma

Procedure

• surgical excision of lymph node(s).

More general terms

• surgical resection (excision)

More specific terms

• abdominal lymphadenectomy
• axillary lymphadenectomy
• cervical lymphadenectomy
• inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy
• jugular lymphadenectomy
• pelvic lymphadenectomy
• resection of chest wall neoplasm with mediastinal lymphadenectomy
• resection of sternum with mediastinal lymphadenectomy
• suprahyoid lymphadenectomy
• thoracic lymphadenectomy