The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. Also called fine-needle aspiration. Lymph nodes in the armpit that are free of cancer. A drug that interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself. Treatment given before the primary treatment.
Neoadjuvant therapy can be chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or hormone therapy.
Abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth. A new growth of benign or malignant tissue. Surgery to remove a kidney. Radical nephrectomy removes the kidney, the adrenal gland, nearby lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue. Simple nephrectomy removes only the kidney.