lymphadenectomy

Such conditions should be ruled out before lymphadenectomy is done.

Regional lymphadenectomy is recommended with all of the above procedures.

The decision to have a lymphadenectomy is not simple.

Discuss these issues with your doctor before deciding whether to have a lymphadenectomy.

The impact of prophylactic lymphadenectomy on survival is not known.

Another controversial point is whether patients benefit from retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.

A clinical trial of lymphadenectomy with or without adjuvant therapy.

Some doctors recommend that a lymphadenectomy be performed in all cases of endometrial cancer.

Complete resection of the primary tumor and appropriate lymphadenectomy should be attempted when possible.

General anesthesia is usually used for a lymphadenectomy.

For a regional lymphadenectomy, some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed.

Lymphadenectomy: Removal of lymph nodes in the neck that contain cancer.

Surgery (wide local excision) with or without lymphadenectomy.

Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy is technically possible and accomplished with much less patient morbidity.

It is usually done with a lymphadenectomy, to assess for tumour spread to the lymph nodes.

If metastatic melanoma is detected, a complete regional lymphadenectomy can be performed in a second procedure.

This operation is called a lymphadenectomy.

Regional lymph nodes should be removed (lymphadenectomy) during cystectomy.

Radical vulvectomy with inguinal and femoral lymphadenectomy is the standard therapy.

It may done to remove and test lymph nodes in the area to see whether the cancer has spread (pelvic lymphadenectomy).

Thus even in presumed early stages, lymphadenectomy and omentectomy should be included in the surgical approach.

Lymphadenectomy: A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes are removed and examined to see whether they contain cancer.

Radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy in selected cases.

A radical abdominal trachelectomy with lymphadenectomy usually only requires a two to three day hospital stay, and most women recover very quickly (approximately six weeks).

When right hemicolectomy is performed, a lymphadenectomy, as performed for colon cancer, is appropriate.