Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Resección en manguito
Sleeve resection (ree-SEK-shun)
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 lobectomy.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.