lobectomy
Surgical lobe excision
A lobectomy is the surgical removal of a lobe—a distinct rounded section of an organ.
The term most often refers to removing a lobe of the lung, typically to treat lung cancer: The surgeon recommended a lobectomy after the tumor was discovered.
Lobectomies can also involve the liver, brain, or thyroid gland.
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- thoracotomySurgical chest wall opening
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
surgeon · scalpel · dissection · suture · hemostasis · sterile · cautery · clamps
Respiratory chest organ
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
- thoraxCentral body cavity
trachea · pneumonectomy · lung cancer · pulmonologist · respiration · oxygenation · ventilation · spirometry
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
staging · lymph nodes · pathology · biopsy · chemotherapy · radiation · neoplasm · benign
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
chest tube · pain management · breathing exercises · discharge · follow-up · complications · pneumonia · wound care
Seat of cognition
- temporalRelating to chronology
- frontalOf the fore side
- parietalOf the skull wall
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
epilepsy · seizure · neurosurgery · craniotomy · cortex · hemisphere · gyrus · hippocampus
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepatectomySurgical liver excision
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- hepaticRelating to liver
- bile ductDigestive fluid conduit
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- thoracotomySurgical chest wall opening
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
anesthesia · surgeon · scalpel · dissection · suture · hemostasis · sterile · cautery · clamps · instruments
lung
Respiratory chest organ
thorax · trachea · pneumonectomy · lung cancer · pulmonologist · respiration · oxygenation · ventilation · spirometry · pulmonary function
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
metastasis · staging · lymph nodes · pathology · biopsy · chemotherapy · radiation · neoplasm · benign · cancerous
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
physiotherapy · chest tube · pain management · breathing exercises · discharge · follow-up · complications · pneumonia · wound care · mobility
brain
Seat of cognition
occipital · epilepsy · seizure · neurosurgery · craniotomy · cortex · hemisphere · gyrus · hippocampus · amygdala
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepatectomySurgical liver excision
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- hepaticRelating to liver
bile duct · portal vein · regeneration · liver function · parenchyma
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- surgeriessurgery, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery, mastectomy
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- cancer treatmentchemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- surgical removalsexcision, removal, tumor excision, resection, mastectomy
lobectomybiopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
needle biopsy · observation · watchful waiting · bronchoscopy · imaging
lobectomytransplantation
Surgical organ relocation
organ transplant · lung transplant · liver transplant · graft · implantation