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metastatectomy

metastatectomy is the alternative form of metastasectomy.

Meaning of metastasectomy

Noun

metastasectomy (plural metastasectomies)

  1. Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
    • By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival.2006, Mark L. Kayton, “Pulmonary metastasectomy in pediatric patients”, in Thoracic surgery clinics, →DOI

Forms of metastatectomy

pluralmetastatectomies

Questions about metastatectomy

What is metastatectomy the alternative form of?
Metastatectomy is the alternative form of metastasectomy.

Words near metastatectomy in the dictionary

  1. metastasizes
  2. metastasizing
  3. metastastic
  4. metastate
  5. metastatectomies
  6. metastatectomy
  7. metastatement
  8. metastatements
  9. metastates
  10. metastatic
  11. metastatical

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