Metastasectomy
//məˌtæstəˈsɛktəmi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
"By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival."
Example
More examples"By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival."
Etymology
From metastasis + -ectomy (“surgical removal of”).
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