pelvic lymphadenectomy
Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the pelvis for examination under a microscope to see if they contain cancer.
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133 matchespenectomy
A penectomy is a surgical procedure removing part or all of the penis, most often performed to treat penile cancer.
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Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus.
Read definitionperipheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
A type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue.
Read definitionpleurectomy
Stripping out a lining so the lung sticks to the chest wall, which is the aim: a space that can no longer refill.
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Taking a whole lung leaves a space the body must fill, and that space is what separates the operation from smaller lung resections.
Read definitionpolypectomy
A polypectomy removes a polyp, most often during an endoscopic procedure such as a colonoscopy, to treat or evaluate an abnormal growth.
Read definitionpreventive mastectomy
Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops.
Read definitionprimitive neuroectodermal tumor
One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features.
Read definitionprophylactic mastectomy
Breast removal chosen before any cancer exists, lowering risk sharply while never quite reducing it to zero.
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Surgery intended to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by removing the ovaries before disease develops.
Read definitionprostatectomy
Prostatectomy ranges from removing a small portion of prostate tissue to complete gland removal, most often to treat cancer or severe enlargement.
Read definitionprostatocystectomy
Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate.
Read definitionquadrantectomy
Surgical removal of the region of the breast (approximately one quarter) containing cancer.
Read definitionradical cystectomy
An operation that removes the bladder entirely, along with neighboring organs, and requires a new route built for urine to leave.
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Surgery to remove the uterus, cervix, and part of the vagina.
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Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.
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Taking the whole kidney out inside its fatty envelope, an operation now kept for tumors too large or awkward to cut around.
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Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision between the scrotum and the anus.
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Removal of the whole prostate rather than part of it, performed to cure cancer that still appears confined to the gland.
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