- radical nephrectomy
- Surgery to remove an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue.
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radical nephrectomy — removal of a kidney with its fascia after prior ligation of the renal artery and vein, as well as removal of the adjacent adrenal gland and all lymph nodes in the region; done for treatment of renal cell carcinoma … Medical dictionary
Nephrectomy — The surgical removal of a kidney. A nephrectomy can be radical, simple, or partial. The kidney, the adrenal gland, nearby lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed in a radical nephrectomy. Simple nephrectomy is the removal of just… … Medical dictionary
nephrectomy — Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby… … English dictionary of cancer terms
nephrectomy — n. surgical removal of a kidney. When performed for cancer of the kidney, the entire organ is removed together with its surrounding fat and the adjacent adrenal gland (radical nephrectomy). Removal of either the upper or lower pole of the kidney… … The new mediacal dictionary
Нефрэктомия (Nephrectomy) — хирургическое удаление почки. Если нефрэктомия выполняется при злокачественной опухоли почки, то удаляется вся почка с окружающими ее жировыми тканями и примыкающим к ней надпочечником (радикальная нефрэктомия (radical nephrectomy)). Удаление… … Медицинские термины
НЕФРЭКТОМИЯ — (nephrectomy) хирургическое удаление почки. Если нефрэктомия выполняется при злокачественной опухоли почки, то удаляется вся почка с окружающими ее жировыми тканями и примыкающим к ней надпочечником (радикальная нефрэктомия (radical nephrectomy)) … Толковый словарь по медицине
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List of -ectomies — The surgical terminology suffix ectomy was taken from Greek εκ τομια = act of cutting out . It means surgical removal of something, usually from inside the body.A*Adenectomy is the surgical removal of a gland. *Adenoidectomy is the surgical… … Wikipedia
renal cell carcinoma — or hypernephroma Malignant tumour of the cells that cover and line the kidney. It usually affects persons over age 50 who have vascular disorders of the kidneys. It seldom causes pain, unless it is advanced. It may metastasize to other organs… … Universalium
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