Segmental resection

{{Short description|Type of surgical procedure to remove an organ or gland}} '''Segmental resection''', or '''segmentectomy''', is a surgical procedure to remove part of an organ or gland as a sub-type of resection, which might involve removing the whole body part. It may also be used to remove a tumor and the normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung. The resection margin needed to be free of cancerous cells.

==References== * {{NCI-cancer-dict}}

== External links == {{Portal|Medicine}} * [http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?CdrID=476847 Segmental resection] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Category:Surgical procedures and techniques Category:Surgical removal procedures

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