Radical Lymph Node Dissection

Preferred Label : Radical Lymph Node Dissection;

NCIt definition : The surgical removal of all or part of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor. The lymph nodes are then examined under a microscope to see if cancer cells have spread to them.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044618;

Details

Origin ID

C48936;

UMLS CUI

C0193854;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Radical lymphadenectomy [MedDRA LLT]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Radical excision of lymph nodes (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Radical excision of lymph nodes, not otherwise specified [ICD-9 code]
- Radical lymphadenectomy [MedDRA LLT]
- radical excision of lymph nodes, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- Lymph Node [NCIt concept]

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