Question

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.

Answer 1

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.