Procedures & Surgery terms

A procedure used to improve the way certain skin problems look.

A procedure used to improve the way certain skin problems look.

A procedure in which the blood supply to the tumor is blocked surgically or mechanically and anticancer drugs are administered directly into the tumor.

A procedure that bathes the abdominal cavity in fluid that contains anticancer drugs.

An operation to remove all or part of the colon.

A surgical procedure in which the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed.

A surgical procedure in which the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed.

Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix.

Surgery to remove all metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor).

A procedure that bathes the abdominal cavity in fluid that contains anticancer drugs.

The administration of a fluid into a blood vessel, usually over a prolonged period of time.

An operation on the vocal cords or on the spinal cord.

An operation in which an opening is made in the skull.

A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells.

A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells.

A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells.

A procedure in which a rounded glass cup is warmed and placed upside down over an area of the body, creating suction that holds the cup to the skin.

Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or capsule in the body).

Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate.

Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body).