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NEPHRECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nephrectomy mean? 

NEPHRECTOMY (noun)
  The noun NEPHRECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical removal of a kidneyplay

  Familiarity information: NEPHRECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEPHRECTOMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of a kidney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("nephrectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)


 Context examples 


With a partial nephrectomy, the removed tissue contains the tumor and a rim of normal renal parenchyma only.

(Nephrectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): Arm for an injection, trans-abdominal for a nephrectomy.

(Performed Procedure Approach Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

EXAMPLE(S): Kidney (or a nephrectomy).

(Performed Procedure Target Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed.

(Nephrectomy, NCI Dictionary)

EXAMPLE(S): Arm for an injection; Trans-abdominal for a nephrectomy

(Defined Procedure Approach Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

EXAMPLE(S): Kidney for a nephrectomy.

(Defined Procedure Target Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A regimen consisting of vincristine and doxorubicin, administered after nephrectomy and used for the treatment of limited-stage Wilm's tumor with a favorable histology, including focal anaplastic disease.

(EE-4A Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of vincristine, dactinomycin and doxorubicin, administered on a pulse-intensive dosing schedule, given in combination with radiation therapy following nephrectomy and used as a treatment for clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) as well as advanced-stage Wilm's tumor with a favorable histology, including focal anaplastic disease.

(DD-4A Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed.

(Nephrectomy, NCI Dictionary)

With a complete nephrectomy, the attached adrenal gland, perinephric fat, and regional lymph nodes are often removed as well.

(Nephrectomy, NCI Thesaurus)



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