National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

Preferred Name	Lymphadenectomy
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15275
ALT_DEFINITION	A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes are removed and a sample of tissue is checked under a microscope for signs of cancer. For a regional lymphadenectomy, some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed; for a radical lymphadenectomy, most or all of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed.
code	C15275
Concept_In_Subset	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977
Contributing_Source	CTRP
DEFINITION	Surgical removal of lymph nodes, usually done to assess the spread of cancer.
Display_Name	Lymphadenectomy
FULL_SYN	Lymph Node Dissection lymph node excision excision of the lymph node
label	Lymphadenectomy
Legacy_Concept_Name	Lymphadenectomy
Preferred_Name	Lymphadenectomy
prefixIRI	C15275
prefLabel	Lymphadenectomy
Semantic_Type	Health Care Activity
UMLS_CUI	C0024203
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49163 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15227

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