How to Use lobectomy in a Sentence
lobectomy
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Rider would need a left upper lobectomy, where part of his left lung would be removed.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Within four weeks, Manilow was in surgery, undergoing a lobectomy to remove part of his lung.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Manilow subsequently underwent a lobectomy that month.
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Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Right now, her options are to try a different medication, have a temporal lobectomy, or get a neuromodulation device.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The 82-year-old revealed he'd been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in December and underwent a lobectomy to remove the diseased portion of his lung.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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To test this hypothesis, the researchers recruited seven people who were scheduled for an anterior temporal lobectomy, a type of surgery in which pieces of brain tissue are removed in order to treat severe epilepsy.
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Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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The outing comes four months after the lobectomy procedure in December 2025 following his diagnosis with stage 1 lung cancer a month earlier.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Chris Connelly, the singer opened up about how being diagnosed with lung cancer and undergoing a left lung lobectomy has altered his voice.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Barry Manilow has had to reschedule a number of his live performances, including his Las Vegas residency, since December 2025 as he's been recovering from a lobectomy following a stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis.
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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