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TRAM flap
The TRAM flap (transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap) is a breast reconstruction technique that transfers lower-abdominal skin, fat, and muscle to the chest after mastectomy, first described in 1982.
Tumor resection
Tumor resection is a surgical procedure that cuts out a tumor with a margin of healthy tissue and regional lymph nodes, the mainstay of curative cancer treatment.
Vascular resection
Vascular resection is the removal of a blood vessel invaded by tumor, usually the portal vein, with reconstruction, performed during pancreatic or liver resections for clear margins.
Vascularized lymph node transfer
Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) is a microsurgical operation that transplants a flap of lymph nodes with intact blood supply into a lymphedematous limb, usually after cancer treatment.
Wedge resection
Wedge resection is a surgical procedure that removes a small, wedge-shaped portion of an organ, most often the lung, typically with a stapler rather than anatomic dissection.
Wide local excision
Wide local excision is a surgical procedure removing a tumor with a surrounding margin of healthy tissue, the standard operation for early breast cancer, also called lumpectomy.
Wire-guided localization
Wire-guided localization, also called wire or needle localization, is an image-guided technique in which a hooked wire marks a non-palpable breast lesion so a surgeon can excise it.
Z-plasty
Z-plasty is a plastic surgery technique in which two triangular skin flaps are transposed in a Z-shaped incision to lengthen scars and contractures, used widely in reconstructive and burn surgery.