Enucleation If you read about cancer surgery or specific surgical topics such as eye surgery, you might encounter the term enucleation. Enucleation means the removal of a tumor or neoplasm, leaving its pseudo capsule behind. If an eye surgeon mentions enucleation, it generally means removing the eyeball, leaving the other structures within the orbital cavity, […]
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What is a neoplasm Defined by Willis, “a tumor /Neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tissue,the growth of which exceed and uncoordinated with that of the normal tissue,and persists in the same excessive manner after cessation of the stimuli which evoke the change.” Put simply; it is a mass of tissue that is caused by […]