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metastasectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005307

Surgery to remove one or more metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor). When all metastases are removed, it is called a complete metastasectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005307
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005307",
  "term": "metastasectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove one or more metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor). When all metastases are removed, it is called a complete metastasectomy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/metastasectomy/"
}

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