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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 kidney
Familiarity information: NEPHRECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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