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Excision

Known as: removal surgical procedure, ectomy, removals 
The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.
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AdrenalectomyAppendectomyCervicectomyCholecystectomy procedure

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A five-gene signature and clinical outcome in non-small-cell lung cancer.
BACKGROUND Current staging methods are inadequate for predicting the outcome of treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Main-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Clinical Predictors of Malignancy and Long-term Survival Following Resection
Objective:To describe clinical characteristics and outcomes of a large cohort of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Phase III study of gemcitabine in combination with fluorouracil versus gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial E2297.
PURPOSE Gemcitabine is generally considered to constitute first-line therapy for pancreatic cancer. To determine whether the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Ten-year experience with 733 pancreatic resections: changing indications, older patients, and decreasing length of hospitalization.
HYPOTHESIS Experience with pancreatic resection for the last 10 years has resulted in new trends in patient characteristics and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Seven hundred forty-seven hepatectomies in the 1990s: an update to evaluate the actual risk of liver resection.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Trophic cascades revealed in diverse ecosystems.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcoma: analysis of 500 patients treated and followed at a single institution.
OBJECTIVE To analyze treatment and survival of a large cohort of patients with retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) treated… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Lambda ZAP: a bacteriophage lambda expression vector with in vivo excision properties.
A lambda insertion type cDNA cloning vector, Lambda ZAP, has been constructed. In E. coli a phagemid, pBluescript SK… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Resection of the liver for colorectal carcinoma metastases: a multi-institutional study of patterns of recurrence.
The Registry of Hepatic Metastases has collected data on consecutive patients from 24 institutions who have undergone hepatic… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Discontinuities in the DNA synthesized in an excision-defective strain of Escherichia coli following ultraviolet irradiation.
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