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Incisional biopsy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004261

A surgical procedure in which a cut is made through the skin to remove a sample of abnormal tissue or part of a lump or suspicious area. The tissue is then checked under a microscope for signs of disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004261
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004261",
  "term": "Incisional biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A surgical procedure in which a cut is made through the skin to remove a sample of abnormal tissue or part of a lump or suspicious area. The tissue is then checked under a microscope for signs of disease.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/incisional-biopsy/"
}

Record 9,153 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.