A device and method for treatment of a tissue specimen disposed in
surrounding tissue has a tissue specimen isolating toot and a tissue
specimen damager. The tissue specimen isolating tool isolates the tissue
specimen from the surrounding tissue. The tissue specimen damager damages
the tissue, with a possible end result being necrosis. The severing tool
may have a cutting member that is extendable to an outwardly radially
bowed position about device. The tissue specimen is isolated by rotating
the cutting member about the tissue specimen. The cutting member may be
functionally connected to a cutting member radio frequency generation
source. The tissue specimen damager may damage the tissue specimen using
ionizing radiation, cutting devices, thermal treatment devices, chemical
treatment devices, or sealing an outer boundary of the tissue specimen.