| radical cystectomy |
surgical treatment of invasive bladder cancer by removal of the bladder with its peritoneal covering, the lower ureters, pelvic lymph nodes, and surrounding organs and structures. In females it is a synonym of anterior pelvic exenteration. In males (called also radical cystoprostatectomy) the prostate, seminal vesicles, pelvic vas deferens and its ampulla, and sometimes part or all of the urethra are removed.
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| radical cystectomy |
Surgery to remove the bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs.
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| radical cystectomy |
removal of the entire bladder, nearby lymph nodes, and nearby organs, such as the prostate or uterus and ovaries. This is done when the cancer has spread to surrounding tissues and organs.
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