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Kidney Cancer DictionaryA-E | F-J | K-O | P-S | T-Zlaparoscopic radical nephrectomy: Laparoscopic nephrectomy is performed using telescopes that are inserted into the abdominal cavity through small "key hole" incisions; however, a somewhat larger incision is often made to permit removal of an intact kidney. Nephrectomy performed by inserting the telescopes into the cavity that surrounds the kidney (rather than into the abdominal cavity) is called retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy. medullary renal cell carcinoma: This is also a very rare and aggressive variant of kidney cancer, thought to be a variant of collecting duct carcinoma. It is commonly associated with the sickle cell trait, and therefore is more common in the African-American population. It represents less than one percent of all kidney cancers diagnosed. Chemotherapy remains the main focus of treatment for this disease. nephrectomies: Surgical removal of a kidney. open nephrectomy (radical and partial): Traditional open nephrectomy (partial or radical) is performed through a flank or abdominal incision. In the past, open radical nephrectomy was considered the treatment of choice for tumors that appeared to be confined to the kidney. However, a five- to 10-year follow up reveals that partial and radical open nephrectomies provide equally effective cancer treatment for many patients with a single, small, localized tumor. Partial nephrectomy is performed to preserve as much normal kidney tissue as possible; however, its complication rate may be slightly higher than radical nephrectomy.
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