A surgical procedure by which a section of the colon containing cancerous tissue is removed, and the colon is resectioned. Performed through an incision in the abdomen. possibly also called "mesial/rectal disection" and first performed by R. J. Heald in the UK.
see also:
http://www.cma.ca/cjs/vol-40/issue-5/0327.htm
http://www.noah.cuny.edu/cancer/nci/cancernet/100076.html
relevant nodes might be:
CancerLite(tm),
cancer