lobectomy
noun
lo·bec·to·my
lō-ˈbek-tə-mē 
plural lobectomies
: surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (such as a lung) or gland (such as the thyroid)
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According to a 2018 study published in the Journal of Thoracic Diseases, the five-year survival rate of people who undergo lobectomy is double that of those who undergo pneumonectomy (31.5% vs. 15.6%, respectively)1515
How a person is treated after surgery also influences survival times.
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Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
This is especially true when comparing lobectomy to pneumonectomy.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
When used with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, lobectomy is associated with a 33% five-year survival rate in people with stage 3a lung cancer.
—Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
Known for her honest admissions on social media — and in real life — Griffin revealed in an Instagram post in August 2021 that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent a lobectomy to remove the disease in the same month.
—Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
Wedge resection can be an option if the tumor is very small, and a lobectomy to remove a lung lobe offers a better chance of a cure.5 Oncologists may recommend adjuvant chemotherapy for stage 1b lung cancer or cases with aggressive features like those that may occur with large cell carcinoma.
—Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
Also, a lobectomy removes the cancerous lobe.
—Christine Coppa, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
Hallgren returned to practice in a limited capacity four months after her lobectomy and played in 17 matches for the Wolverines last fall with seven starts.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
The introduction of lobectomy, the surgical removal of part of the lung, improved these numbers, but an extended course of antibiotics long ago replaced surgery as the mainstay of treatment for these infections.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
This is especially true when comparing lobectomy to pneumonectomy.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
When used with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, lobectomy is associated with a 33% five-year survival rate in people with stage 3a lung cancer.
—Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
Known for her honest admissions on social media — and in real life — Griffin revealed in an Instagram post in August 2021 that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent a lobectomy to remove the disease in the same month.
—Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
Wedge resection can be an option if the tumor is very small, and a lobectomy to remove a lung lobe offers a better chance of a cure.5 Oncologists may recommend adjuvant chemotherapy for stage 1b lung cancer or cases with aggressive features like those that may occur with large cell carcinoma.
—Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
Also, a lobectomy removes the cancerous lobe.
—Christine Coppa, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
Hallgren returned to practice in a limited capacity four months after her lobectomy and played in 17 matches for the Wolverines last fall with seven starts.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
The introduction of lobectomy, the surgical removal of part of the lung, improved these numbers, but an extended course of antibiotics long ago replaced surgery as the mainstay of treatment for these infections.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
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lobectomy
noun
lo·bec·to·my
lō-ˈbek-tə-mē
plural lobectomies
: surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (as a lung) or gland (as the thyroid)
specifically
: excision of a lobe of the lung compare lobotomy
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