radical surgery
Extensive tissue removal
Radical surgery is an aggressive surgical procedure that removes an entire organ, body part, or tissue mass along with surrounding structures.
The term appears most often in cancer treatment, where a radical mastectomy removes the breast plus underlying muscle and lymph nodes, aiming to eliminate all potentially affected tissue.
The oncologist recommended radical surgery to ensure clear margins.
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- cutSeverance or reduction
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
cancer · wound · life or death · excision · radiotherapy · hepatectomy · chemotherapy · cancer treatment · hysterectomy · tissue · nephrectomy · last resort · splenectomy · metastasis · organ · debulking · recovery time · cystectomy
- medical procedurestransplant, biopsy, transfusion, chemotherapy, dialysis
- cancer treatmentchemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy
- Gynecologic Oncologycervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, hysterectomy
- urologic cancerbladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, bladder tumor
radical surgeryconservative treatment
Non-surgical medical management
non-invasive treatment · minimally invasive surgery · watchful waiting · laparoscopic surgery · lumpectomy
radical surgerysupportive care
Medical comfort without cure
watchful waiting · palliative care · medical management · drug therapy · harm reduction
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