Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
partial cystectomy
par·tial cys·tec·to·my [ par-shul sis-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to partial cystectomy:
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Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The surgical removal of a portion of a cyst.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Definition Partial or segmental cystectomy is a bladder-preserving treatment that involves full-thickness surgical removal of the bladder tumor and surrounding bladder wall. Key points Only 5.WebMD, 2019
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