pneumectomy
Excising a lung
Pneumectomy is the surgical removal of a lung or part of a lung.
The procedure is most often performed to treat lung cancer, though severe infection or trauma may also require it.
Also called pneumonectomy.
Surgical chest wall opening
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- surgeonPhysician who operates
dissection · ligation · sutures · hemostasis · sterile · scalpel · clamp · retractor
Respiratory chest organ
- lobesRounded projecting parts
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
trachea · airways · bronchioles · thorax · diaphragm · pulmonary · hilum · mediastinum
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
staging · remission · oncologist · biopsy · histology · prognosis · recurrence
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- mesotheliomaMalignancy of organ linings
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- traumaLasting psychological wound
neoplasm · metastasis · empyema · abscess
Pus in body cavity
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
thoracotomy
Surgical chest wall opening
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
surgeon · dissection · ligation · sutures · hemostasis · sterile · scalpel · clamp · retractor · stapling
lung
Respiratory chest organ
pleura · trachea · airways · bronchioles · thorax · diaphragm · pulmonary · hilum · mediastinum · pericardium
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
palliative · staging · remission · oncologist · biopsy · histology · prognosis · recurrence
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- mesotheliomaMalignancy of organ linings
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
trauma · neoplasm · metastasis · empyema · abscess
empyema
Pus in body cavity
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
pneumectomylung biopsy
Extracting respiratory tissue for analysis
bronchoscopy · CT scan · spirometry · observation · watchful waiting
pneumonia, pneumatic, pneuma, pneumothorax, pneumonectomy, pneumatically