Procedure and Surgery Terms

Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision between the scrotum and the anus.

Removal of the whole prostate rather than part of it, performed to cure cancer that still appears confined to the gland.

Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.

Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) and nearby lymph nodes.

A procedure that uses radio waves to heat and destroy abnormal cells.

A procedure that uses radioactive substances to locate tumors so that they can be removed by surgery.

A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells.

A procedure in which drugs that block the production of male hormones are alternated with male hormones and/or drugs that promote the production of male hormones.

Being on the receiving end of a donation is defined less by the material itself than by how well the two people match.

Surgery that is done to reshape or rebuild (reconstruct) a part of the body changed by previous surgery.

A surgical procedure to remove some of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor.

Surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an organ.

Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made in the wall of the abdomen.

One injection, no catheter, and a needle placed deliberately below the point where the spinal cord itself stops.

Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.

A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells.

Surgery performed after primary treatment to determine whether tumor cells remain.

Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine).

The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.

Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland.