resectable
Able to cut
Resectable describes a tumor or abnormal growth that can be surgically removed: The scan showed the mass was resectable.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts, where it often carries hopeful implications—a resectable cancer offers better treatment options than one that has spread too far for surgery.
Abnormal tissue mass
- massQuantity of matter
- lesionArea of pathological change
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
carcinoma · nodule · polyp · growth · malignancy · localized · circumscribed · encapsulated
Able to be healed
- operableFit for service
- survivableCapable of being outlasted
- favorableInclined toward approval
- localizedRestricted to one place
early-stage · nonmetastatic · contained · treatable · remission · survival · outcome · staging
Cutting out of tissue
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
margins · debulking · anastomosis · laparotomy · thoracotomy · lobectomy · hepatectomy · pancreatectomy
Immunity-boosting additive
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- multimodalUsing multiple forms
protocol · regimen · chemoradiation · preoperative · systemic · oncology · eligibility · candidacy
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
adenoma · carcinoma · nodule · polyp · growth · malignancy · localized · circumscribed · encapsulated · well-defined
curable
Able to be healed
- operableFit for service
- survivableCapable of being outlasted
- favorableInclined toward approval
localized · early-stage · nonmetastatic · contained · treatable · remission · survival · outcome · staging · disease-free
excision
Cutting out of tissue
dissection · margins · debulking · anastomosis · laparotomy · thoracotomy · lobectomy · hepatectomy · pancreatectomy · colectomy
adjuvant
Immunity-boosting additive
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
multimodal · protocol · regimen · chemoradiation · preoperative · systemic · oncology · eligibility · candidacy · conversion
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- Cancer Stagingstaging, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4
resectableinoperable
Cannot be repaired
metastatic · metastasized · disseminated · unremovable · stage IV