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Transurethral biopsy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008860

A procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the prostate for examination under a microscope. A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the urethra into the prostate, and a small piece of tissue is removed with a cutting loop.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008860
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008860",
  "term": "Transurethral biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the prostate for examination under a microscope. A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the urethra into the prostate, and a small piece of tissue is removed with a cutting loop.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transurethral-biopsy/"
}

Record 16,644 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.