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Pronunciation: /axillary* ˈdaɪsɛkʃən/

axillary dissection

Definition

Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary lymph node dissection.

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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

computed tomography scan

gross description

barium swallow

fumarate hydratase

carcinoma in situ

Zolinza

stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk, arms, and legs

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indium In 111 FPI-2058

anti-B7-H4 monoclonal antibody NC762

Valium

Smac mimetic BGB-24714

ramipril

colistimethate sodium

CD56-enriched CD3-positive donor lymphocytes

autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells SJCAR19

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germline DNA

insertion

missense variant

autosomal dominant inheritance

haploinsufficiency

mosaicism

mutation analysis

Sanger sequencing

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