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pancreatoduodenectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006297

A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. Also called Whipple procedure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006297
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsWhipple procedure
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006297",
  "term": "pancreatoduodenectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. Also called Whipple procedure.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Whipple procedure"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pancreatoduodenectomy/"
}

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