Nephrectomy

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Nephrectomy
TermNephrectomy
Short definitionNephrectomy - (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. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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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

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