Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
radical cystoprostatectomy
Definitions related to radical cystoprostatectomy:
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(cystoprostatectomy) Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate. In a radical cystoprostatectomy, the seminal vesicles are also removed. The prostate and seminal vesicles are glands in the male reproductive system that help make semen.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The simultaneous surgical resection of the urinary bladder and prostate gland with pelvic lymphadenectomy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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