Transsphenoidal surgery
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| Transsphenoidal surgery | |
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| Term | Transsphenoidal surgery |
| Short definition | transsphenoidal surgery - (pronounced) (TRANS-sfee-NOY-dul SER-juh-ree) type of surgery in which instruments are inserted through the nose and sphenoid sinus (a cavity in a bone in the nose) to remove tumors located in or near the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized organ located at the base of the brain above the bridge of the nose |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
transsphenoidal surgery - (pronounced) (TRANS-sfee-NOY-dul SER-juh-ree) type of surgery in which instruments are inserted through the nose and sphenoid sinus (a cavity in a bone in the nose) to remove tumors located in or near the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized organ located at the base of the brain above the bridge of the nose
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