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Metallic endoprosthesis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005304

A device made of metal that is placed inside the body to replace a body part removed by surgery. An example is a thigh bone replaced during surgery for cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005304
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005304",
  "term": "Metallic endoprosthesis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A device made of metal that is placed inside the body to replace a body part removed by surgery. An example is a thigh bone replaced during surgery for cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/metallic-endoprosthesis/"
}

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