radical prostatectomy
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- (RA-dih-kul PROS-tuh-TEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the entire prostate. The two types of radical prostatectomy are retropubic prostatectomy (surgery through an incision in the wall of the abdomen) and perineal prostatectomy (surgery through an incision between the scrotum and the anus).
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - distal pancreatectomy, hepatectomy, nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, omentectomy, perineal prostatectomy, prostatectomy, quadrantectomy, retropubic prostatectomy