Lymphadenectomy

Preferred Label : Lymphadenectomy;

NCIt synonyms : lymph node excision; excision of the lymph node;

NCIt related terms : Lymph Node Dissection;

NCIt definition : Surgical removal of lymph nodes, usually done to assess the spread of cancer.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: 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.; CDISC: Surgical removal of the lymph node(s).;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044435; CDR0000045763;

Details

Origin ID

C15275;

UMLS CUI

C0024203;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dissection of lymph node (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Excision of group of lymph nodes (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- incision of lymph node, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- lymph node dissection [Radlex concept]
- lymphadenectomy [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Excision of group of lymph nodes (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Excision of lymph node (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lymph node excision [MedDRA LLT]
- Lymphadenectomy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- excision of lymph node, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- lymph node excision [MeSH concept]
- lymph node excision [MeSH Descriptor]
- lymphadenectomy [Radlex concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Procedure Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Operational Ontology for Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Lymph Node [NCIt concept]

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