- radical hysterectomy
- Surgery to remove the uterus, cervix, and part of the vagina. The ovaries, fallopian tubes, and nearby lymph nodes may also be removed.
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radical hysterectomy — n the surgical removal of the uterus, parametrium, and uterine cervix along with the partial removal of the pelvic lymph nodes that is typically performed to treat cervical or endometrial cancer see WERTHEIM OPERATION compare PANHYSTERECTOMY * *… … Medical dictionary
radical hysterectomy — noun surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes • Syn: ↑panhysterectomy • Hypernyms: ↑hysterectomy … Useful english dictionary
Hysterectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 68.9 MeSH D007044 A hysterectomy (from Greek ὑστέρα hys … Wikipedia
Hysterectomy — A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. Removal of the entire uterus and the cervix is referred to as a total hysterectomy. Removal of the body of the uterus without removing the cervix is referred to as a subtotal… … Medical dictionary
Wertheim's hysterectomy — a radical operation performed for cervical cancer, in which the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, upper vagina, broad ligaments, and regional lymph nodes are removed. E. Wertheim (1864 1920), Austrian gynaecologist … Medical dictionary
Wertheim's hysterectomy — a radical operation performed for cervical cancer, in which the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, upper vagina, broad ligaments, and regional lymph nodes are removed [Wertheim (1864–1920), Austrian gynaecologist] … The new mediacal dictionary
Schauta operation — radical hysterectomy by the vaginal route … Medical dictionary
Cervical cancer — Classification and external resources Histopathologic image (H E stain) of carcinoma in situ, stage 0. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Hysterektomie — Schematische Darstellung der Ausdehnung unterschiedlicher Formen der Hysterektomie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cervicectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 67.4 In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix … Wikipedia
