Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Disección de ganglios linfáticos axilares
Axillary lymph node dissection (AK-sih-LAYR-ee limf…dy-SEK-shun)
Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary dissection.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.