metastasectomy
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metastasectomy (plural metastasectomies)
- (surgery) Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
- 2006, Mark L. Kayton, “Pulmonary metastasectomy in pediatric patients”, in Thoracic surgery clinics, :
- 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.
- 2017, Christopher S. Digesu, Ory Wiesel, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Yolonda L. Colson, “Management of Sarcoma Metastases to the Lung”, in Surgical oncology clinics of North America, :
- With the potential for long-term survival, the cost-effectiveness of pulmonary metastasectomy is substantial particularly when compared to chemotherapy alone ($14,357 per life-year gained for PM vs. $104,210 for chemotherapy alone.