radical perineal prostatectomy

Surgery to remove the entire prostate and some of the tissue around it, including the seminal vesicles (a gland that helps make semen). During a radical perineal prostatectomy, an incision (cut) is made in the perineum (the area between the scrotum and anus). Nearby lymph nodes may also be removed through a separate incision in the wall of the abdomen.