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Surgical excision

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008413

The removal of tissue from the body using a scalpel (a sharp knife), laser, or other cutting tool. A surgical excision is usually done to remove a lump or other suspicious growth. Some normal tissue around the lump is usually removed at the same time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008413
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008413",
  "term": "Surgical excision",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The removal of tissue from the body using a scalpel (a sharp knife), laser, or other cutting tool. A surgical excision is usually done to remove a lump or other suspicious growth. Some normal tissue around the lump is usually removed at the same time.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/surgical-excision/"
}

Record 15,819 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.