Sentences with phrase «remove nearby lymph nodes»

Sometimes your veterinarian will remove nearby lymph nodes to see whether they have been infiltrated with cancer cells.

After the cystectomy, the surgeon will close the hole in your bladder wall and then remove nearby lymph nodes.

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The affected malignant tumors and any nearby lymph nodes will be removed, to reduce the risk of the cancer spreading.

Surgeons can remove the initial tumor, radiation therapy is effective in treating disease that has reached nearby lymph nodes, and chemotherapy can decrease the risk of distant metastases.

The surgery can be «open» — meaning, the doctor will make a large cut to remove the tumor, surrounding healthy tissue, and nearby lymph nodes all at once — or «minimally invasive,» in which a surgeon can use special tools to remove the growths by making a few smaller cuts.

If your bladder cancer has spread to a larger area on the muscle layer of your bladder wall or to more than one area on your bladder, you may need a radical cystectomy to remove your entire bladder and nearby lymph nodes.