Surgical excision
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| Surgical excision | |
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| Term | Surgical excision |
| Short definition | surgical excision - (pronounced) (SER-jih-kul ek-SIH-zhun) The removal of tissue from the body using a scalpel (a sharp knife), laser, or other cutting tool. Surgical excision is usually performed to remove a lump or other suspicious growth. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
surgical excision - (pronounced) (SER-jih-kul ek-SIH-zhun) The removal of tissue from the body using a scalpel (a sharp knife), laser, or other cutting tool. Surgical excision is usually performed to remove a lump or other suspicious growth. Some normal tissue around the lump is usually removed at the same time
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