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Radical Cystoprostatectomy
Definition 1
The simultaneous surgical resection of the urinary bladder and prostate gland with pelvic lymphadenectomy. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate. In a radical cystoprostatectomy, the seminal vesicles are also removed. The prostate and seminal vesicles are glands in the male reproductive system that help make semen. (NCI Dictionary)
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