Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Lobectomía en manguito
Sleeve lobectomy (loh-BEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway). The ends of the bronchus are rejoined and any remaining lobes are reattached to the bronchus. This surgery is done to save part of the lung. Also called sleeve resection.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.