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A form of chemotherapy in which the drug is injected directly into the blood vessels which feed the tumour
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Chemoembolization — is a procedure in which anticancer drugs are administered directly into a tumor through its feeding blood supply, with concurrent or subsequent blockage of the feeding vessel by occlusive agents that are injected through the delivery catheter.[1] … Wikipedia
chemoembolization — che·mo·em·bo·li·za·tion (ke″mo em″bo lĭ zaґshən) percutaneous introduction of a substance to occlude a vessel in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent, used in the treatment of cancer to deliver sustained therapeutic… … Medical dictionary
chemoembolization — A procedure in which the blood supply to the tumor is blocked surgically or mechanically and anticancer drugs are administered directly into the tumor. This permits a higher concentration of drug to be in contact with the tumor for a longer… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization — This article is about a medical procedure. See also Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Converting Enzyme Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has been used extensively in the palliative treatment of unresectable HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) … Wikipedia
Chemoembolisation — Die Transarterielle Chemoembolisation (TACE) ist ein mininimal invasives, radiologisches Verfahren zur Behandlung des inoperablen Hepatozellulären Karzinoms (HCC) (Leberkrebs) beziehungsweise in bestimmten, ausgewählten Fällen auch von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Transarterielle Chemoembolisation — Die Transarterielle Chemoembolisation (TACE) ist ein mininimal invasives, radiologisches Verfahren zur Behandlung des inoperablen Hepatozellulären Karzinoms (HCC) (Leberkrebs) beziehungsweise in bestimmten, ausgewählten Fällen auch von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Neuroendocrine tumor — Neuroendocrine tumors Classification and external resources Micrograph of a neuroendocrine tumor. H E stain. ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Neuroendocrine tumors — Infobox Disease Name = Neuroendocrine tumors Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = M8013/3, M8041/3, M8246/3, M8247/3, M8574/3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018358 Neuroendocrine tumors, or more properly… … Wikipedia
Hepatocellular carcinoma — Infobox Disease Name = Hepatocellular carcinoma Caption = Hepatocellular carcinoma in an individual that was hepatitis C positive. Autopsy specimen. ICD10 = ICD10|C|22|0|C|22 ICD9 = ICD9|155 ICDO = 8170/3 MedlinePlus = 000280 eMedicineSubj = med… … Wikipedia
TACE — Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and chemotherapy is administered directly into the tumor. Used to treat liver cancer. * * * chlorotrianisene; teichoic acid crude extract;… … Medical dictionary
