Transsphenoidal surgery

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008859",
  "term": "Transsphenoidal surgery",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of surgery in which instruments are inserted through the nose and sphenoid sinus (a hollow space in a bone in the nose) to remove tumors that are in or near the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized organ that lies at the base of the brain above the back of the nose.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transsphenoidal-surgery/"
}