A surgical procedure in which a portion of a lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis. The tissue is then examined under a microscope to check for signs … [Read more...]
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incision
A cut made in the body to perform surgery. … [Read more...]
wound
A break in the skin or other body tissues caused by injury or surgical incision (cut). … [Read more...]
abdominoperineal resection
Surgery to remove the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon through an incision made in the abdomen. The end of the intestine is attached to an … [Read more...]
retropubic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made in the wall of the abdomen. … [Read more...]
radical retropubic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen. … [Read more...]
radical prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the entire prostate. The two types of radical prostatectomy are retropubic prostatectomy (surgery through an incision in the wall of the … [Read more...]
radical perineal prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all of the prostate through an incision between the scrotum and the anus. Nearby lymph nodes are sometimes removed through a separate incision … [Read more...]
perineal prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus. … [Read more...]
open resection
Surgery to remove part or all of an organ or a tumor and nearby lymph nodes. The incision is large enough to let the surgeon see into the body. … [Read more...]