Wide Local Excision

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WLE
Pronunciation
/waɪd ˈloʊkəl ɪkˈsɪʒən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Of the 20 patients, 13 cases underwent wide local excision; 6 cases, palliative surgery and 1 case, gave up treatment.
  2. Among the 22 cases of malignant tumors, 10 cases underwent simple mastectomy, 10 radical mastectomy, 2 cases wide local excision because of the small size of tumors.
  3. Result : 2 of 17 cases by wide local excision, 12 cases were treated by mastectomy, 3 cases by mastectomy and axillary node dissection.
  4. A wide local excision for the mucosal lesions in the staging ⅰ, and a local full thickness resection for the submucosal cancer in low grade malignancy are indicated, while a radical resection for cases in the ⅱ and ⅲ stages is necessary.
  5. Conclusions : Wide excision of the desmoid tumors is the only measure against local recurrence and fascia lata graft closure of the defect is the safeguard in wide excision for the tumor.

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