Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Vulvectomía radical
Radical vulvectomy (RA-dih-kul vul-VEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) and nearby lymph nodes.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.