Craniotomy
| Craniotomy | |
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| Term | Craniotomy |
| Short definition | Craniotomy - (pronounced) (KRAY-nee-AH-toh-mee) An operation in which a small hole is made in the skull or a piece of bone is removed from the skull to expose part of the brain. A craniotomy may be performed to remove a brain tumor or a sample of brain tissue. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Craniotomy - (pronounced) (KRAY-nee-AH-toh-mee) An operation in which a small hole is made in the skull or a piece of bone is removed from the skull to expose part of the brain. A craniotomy may be performed to remove a brain tumor or a sample of brain tissue. It can also be done to remove blood or blood clots from the brain, to relieve pressure in the brain after an injury or stroke, to repair a fractured skull or a brain aneurysm (a bulge in a blood vessel wall), or to treat other brain disorders. The piece of bone removed from the skull is usually reinserted after surgery
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