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Pelvic exenteration

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006462

Surgery to remove the lower colon, rectum, and bladder, and create stomata (openings) through which urine and stool are passed out of the body. In women, the cervix, vagina, ovaries, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006462
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006462",
  "term": "Pelvic exenteration",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove the lower colon, rectum, and bladder, and create stomata (openings) through which urine and stool are passed out of the body. In women, the cervix, vagina, ovaries, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pelvic-exenteration/"
}

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