Nephrectomy
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Term | Nephrectomy |
Short definition | Nephrectomy - (pronounced) (neh-FREK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. A partial nephrectomy removes part of a kidney or a tumor, but not an entire kidney. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Nephrectomy - (pronounced) (neh-FREK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. A partial nephrectomy removes part of a kidney or a tumor, but not an entire kidney. A simple nephrectomy removes one kidney. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal glands and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nephrectomy
- Wikipedia's article - Nephrectomy
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