Test procedure performed on patients with diagnosed prostate cancer to determine possible spread of cancerous cells into lymph nodes near the prostate. See "Laparoscopic Lymph Node Dissection" and "Open Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection."

Surgical excision of a lymph node, or nodes.

The surgical removal of lymph glands. This is often the lymph glands near to an organ affected by cancer.

a procedure in which lymph nodes are taken from the body for purposes of diagnosing or staging cancer.

also known as a pelvic lymph node dissection, this procedure involves the removal and microscopic examination of selected lymph nodes, a common site of metastatic disease with prostate cancer; this procedure can be performed during  surgery prior to the removal of the prostate gland, or by means of a small incision a " laparoscopic lymphadenectomy" may be performed, a simple operation requiring only an overnight stay in the hospital

surgical removal of lymph nodes.

Removal of the lymph nodes.

A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes are removed and examined to see whether they contain cancer. For a regional lymph node dissection, some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed; for a radical lymph node dissection, most or all of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed. Also called lymph node dissection.

A surgical procedure where the lymph nodes are removed and examined for cancer. Also referred to as Lymph Node Dissection

Removal of all lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels that drain the lung as part of lung cancer surgery.

Removing lymph nodes so they can be examined for signs of cancer