Second-look surgery

Pronunciation

Definition 1

Surgery performed after primary treatment to determine whether tumor cells remain. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Surgery performed after cancer treatment to assess the results of prior treatment and to plan possible future treatment. (NCI Thesaurus)

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