Wedge Excision

Preferred Label : Wedge Excision;

NCIt synonyms : Wedge Resection;

NCIt definition : Surgical removal of a triangular wedge shaped section of tissue.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Surgery to remove a triangle-shaped slice of tissue. It may be used to remove a tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000322895;

Details

Origin ID

C51690;

UMLS CUI

C0184909;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Wedge resection (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wedge excision, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Wedge resection (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Wedge resection - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wedge excision, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- OS Authorized Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- OS Biopsy/Surgical Procedures Table [NCIt concept]

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