Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
partial nephrectomy Audio
par·tial ne·phrec·to·my [ par-shul neh-frek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to partial nephrectomy:
  • Surgery to remove part of one kidney or a kidney tumor, but not an entire kidney.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The surgical removal of a portion of a kidney.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The curative management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains surgical. Recent advances in preoperative staging, specifically modern imaging techniques, and improvements in surgical techniques have made nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) an attractive alternative to radical nephrectomy in select patients.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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