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Ms. golightly was diagnosed with breast cancer. the tumor was removed along with a large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes. this type of surgical procedure is called ________ resection.

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This type of surgical procedure is called en bloc resection. It involves the resection of a large tumor without the use of dissection method. It is being used in some cancer type in order to remove the contiguous lymph nodes and anything in between.
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