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Whipple procedure

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009362

A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. Also called pancreatoduodenectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009362
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspancreatoduodenectomy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009362",
  "term": "Whipple procedure",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. Also called pancreatoduodenectomy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pancreatoduodenectomy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/whipple-procedure/"
}

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