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radical hysterectomy

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Noun1.radical hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus


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She had a radical hysterectomy in fall 2006 and the couple resumed performing.
In more severe cases a hysterectomy (removal of the cervix and uterus) or a radical hysterectomy (removal of the cervix and uterus as well as the upper vagina, fallopian tubes, neighboring lymph nodes and possibly the ovaries) may be advised.
Mel, aged 32, was diagnosed with cervical cancer two years ago and underwent a radical hysterectomy followed by radiotherapy.
 
 
 
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