Surgical excision of the axillary contents (fat and lymph nodes) en bloc with mastectomy or as an independent procedure. The extent of the axillary dissection is further defined in the following way: Level 1 - excision of the axillary contents up to the inferior border of the pectoralis minor muscle. Level 2 - excision of the axillary contents up to the superior border of the pectoralis minor muscle. Level 3 - excision of the axillary contents up to the apex of the axilla.
a surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary nodes) are removed and examined; often used to determine if breast cancer has spread to the axillary nodes.
Pronunciation: (AK-suh-LAIR-ee dis-EK-shun) Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary lymph node dissection. In this procedure, the doctor looks for the presence of breast cancer in the lymph nodes.
Surgical removal of lymph nodes from the armpit. This tissue is then sent to the pathologist to determine if the breast cancer has spread outside of the breast. The number of nodes dissected varies during surgery. Your physician can tell you how many nodes were removed.
Surgical removal of lymph nodes from the armpit. A pathologist then looks at the tissue to determine if the breast cancer has spread beyond the breast. Talk to your doctor about the number of nodes removed.
A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary nodes) are removed and examined to find out if breast cancer has spread to those nodes and to remove any cancerous lymph nodes.
Surgical removal of the lymph nodes in the armpit, which are sent to a pathologist to be examined fo the presence of cancer, indicating the possibility of spread.
a surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary nodes) are removed and a microscopic examination is performed.
The removal and subsequent microscopic examination of the underarm lymph nodes.
Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary lymph node dissection. Back to the Top
procedure in which lymph nodes are removed from the armpit and examined
(AK-sil-air-ee) Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region.
Surgery to remove fat and lymph nodes from the armpit. It can be done either at the same time as a mastectomy or as a separate operation. It can be partial or complete
surgical removal of lymph node tissue from the axilla for examination to determine whether cancer has spread to these nodes.
Surgery to remove lymph nodes under the arm.
