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parotidectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006356

Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland located in front of and just below the ear). In a radical parotidectomy, the entire gland is removed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006356
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006356",
  "term": "parotidectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland located in front of and just below the ear). In a radical parotidectomy, the entire gland is removed.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/parotidectomy/"
}

Record 12,680 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.