Wedge resection

Wedge resection
Wedge resection
ICD-9-CM	32.20
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Wedge resection is a

tumor

or some other type of tissue that requires removal and typically includes a small amount of normal tissue around it. It is easy to repair, does not greatly distort the shape of the underlying organ and leaves just a single stitch line as a residual.

References

Wedge resection entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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U.S. National Cancer Institute

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