| Kidney biopsy (left) |
Left Kidney Biopsy |
C25229:C12415:C15189 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.: One of the two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine in the retroperitoneum. The right kidney is located below the liver and the left kidney below the diaphragm. The kidneys filter and secret the metabolic products and minerals from the blood, thus maintaining the homeostasis. On the superior pole of each kidney there is an adrenal gland. Each kidney and adrenal gland is surrounded by fat.: The removal of tissue specimens or fluid from the living body for microscopic examination, performed to establish a diagnosis. |
| Kidney biopsy (right) |
Right Kidney Biopsy |
C25228:C12415:C15189 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.: One of the two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine in the retroperitoneum. The right kidney is located below the liver and the left kidney below the diaphragm. The kidneys filter and secret the metabolic products and minerals from the blood, thus maintaining the homeostasis. On the superior pole of each kidney there is an adrenal gland. Each kidney and adrenal gland is surrounded by fat.: The removal of tissue specimens or fluid from the living body for microscopic examination, performed to establish a diagnosis. |
| Kidney mass excision (left) |
Left Kidney Mass Excision |
C25229:C12415:C34808:C15232 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.: One of the two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine in the retroperitoneum. The right kidney is located below the liver and the left kidney below the diaphragm. The kidneys filter and secret the metabolic products and minerals from the blood, thus maintaining the homeostasis. On the superior pole of each kidney there is an adrenal gland. Each kidney and adrenal gland is surrounded by fat.: A benign or malignant pathologic structure in any part of the body, resulting from a neoplastic accumulation of cells, inflammatory cells, or cystic changes.: The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ. |
| Kidney mass excision (right) |
Right Kidney Mass Excision |
C25228:C12415:C34808:C15232 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.: One of the two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine in the retroperitoneum. The right kidney is located below the liver and the left kidney below the diaphragm. The kidneys filter and secret the metabolic products and minerals from the blood, thus maintaining the homeostasis. On the superior pole of each kidney there is an adrenal gland. Each kidney and adrenal gland is surrounded by fat.: A benign or malignant pathologic structure in any part of the body, resulting from a neoplastic accumulation of cells, inflammatory cells, or cystic changes.: The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ. |
| Nephrectomy (partial left) |
Partial Left Nephrectomy |
C25378:C25229:C15284 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or affecting only a part of something.: Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.: Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed. |
| Nephrectomy (partial right) |
Partial Right Nephrectomy |
C25378:C25228:C15284 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or affecting only a part of something.: Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.: Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed. |
| Nephrectomy (radical left) |
Radical Left Nephrectomy |
C68786:C25229:C15284 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Directed to the root or source of a morbid process; to remove the root of a disease or all diseased tissue, as radical surgery.: Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.: Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed. |
| Nephrectomy (radical right) |
Radical Right Nephrectomy |
C68786:C25228:C15284 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Directed to the root or source of a morbid process; to remove the root of a disease or all diseased tissue, as radical surgery.: Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.: Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. In a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed. |
| Nephroureterectomy (left) |
Left Nephroureterectomy |
C25229:C51646 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.: Surgical removal of a kidney and its ureter. |
| Nephroureterectomy (right) |
Right Nephroureterectomy |
C25228:C51646 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.: Surgical removal of a kidney and its ureter. |
| Other (specify) |
Other |
C17649 |
NCI Thesaurus |
Different than the one(s) previously specified or mentioned. |