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Procedures – Cancer

This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on cancer. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Abdominal x-ray
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Anal cancer
  • Aspiration, breast needle
B
  • Bilateral oophorectomy
  • Biopsy
  • Biopsy of liver
  • Biopsy, bone marrow
  • Biopsy, breast needle
  • Biopsy, breast open
  • Biopsy, breast surgical
  • Biopsy, endometrial
  • Biopsy, fine needle
  • Biopsy, lymph node
  • Biopsy, MRI-guided breast
  • Biopsy, prostate
  • Biopsy, stereotactic core needle
  • BMT
  • Bone marrow biopsy
  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Breast MRI
  • Breast needle aspiration
  • Breast needle biopsy
  • Breast needle localization
  • Breast open biopsy
  • Breast surgery
  • Breast surgical biopsy
  • Bronchoscopy
C
  • Cancer of the anus
  • Cancer, anal
  • CAT scan
  • Central line inserted central catheter
  • Cervical cryosurgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chest x-ray
  • Colectomy, partial and total
  • Colon removal
  • Colorectal resection
  • Computed axial tomography
  • Computed tomography scan
  • CT colography
  • CT scan
  • CT scan, abdomen
  • CT scan, head
D
  • Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen
E
  • Endometrial biopsy
F
  • Fecal occult blood test
  • Fine needle biopsy
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • FOBT
G
  • Gastrectomy, partial and total
  • Gastrostomy
  • Glossectomy
H
  • Hemiglossectomy
  • Hepatic resection
I
  • Ileum surgery
  • Imaging, magnetic resonance
  • Intensity modulated radiation therapy
  • Ionizing radiation
  • Ionizing radiation - external
L
  • LEEP
  • Liver biopsy
  • Liver resection
  • LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
  • LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
  • Localization, breast needle
  • Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
  • Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
  • Lung and pleural biopsy
  • Lymph node biopsy
M
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast
  • Mammogram
  • Mammography
  • Mastectomy
  • Melanoma removal
  • MRI-guided breast biopsy
N
  • Needle biopsy, thyroid
O
  • Oophorectomy, bilateral
  • Orchiectomy
P
  • Partial colectomy
  • Partial gastrectomy
  • Partial glossectomy
  • Partial mastectomy
  • Percutaneous needle aspiration
  • PET/CT scan
  • Prostate biopsy
  • Prostate removal
  • Prostate specific antigen test
  • Prostatectomy
  • PSA test
  • Punch biopsy, skin
R
  • Radiation therapy
  • Radiation therapy - external
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Radiotheraphy - external
  • Radiotherapy
  • Resection, hepatic
  • Resection, liver
  • RFA
S
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Shave biopsy, skin
  • Skin biopsy
  • Skin lesion biopsy
  • Small bowel resection
  • Stereotactic core needle biopsy
  • Surgery for breast cancer
  • Surgery to remove a breast
  • Surgery, lung
  • Surgical removal, breast
  • Surgical removal, prostate
T
  • Thyroid scan
  • Thyroid uptake and scan
  • Total colectomy
  • Total gastrectomy
  • Total glossectomy
  • Transthoracic needle aspiration
V
  • VATS
  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery
  • Virtual colonoscopy
  • Vulvectomy
  • Vulvectomy (partial vulvectomy)
  • Vulvectomy (radical vulvectomy)
  • Vulvectomy (simple vulvectomy)
  • Vulvectomy (skinning vulvectomy)
  • Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--partial)
  • Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--radical)
  • Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--simple)
  • Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--skinning)
X
  • X-ray of breast tissue
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