Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
chemoembolization

[ kee-moh-em-boh-lih-zay-shun ]
Definitions related to chemoembolization:
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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 period of time.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A procedure that introduces chemotherapy to blood vessels adjacent to a tumor, for the purpose of both treating the tumor and interrupt blood flow to the tumor, which serves both to trap the chemotherapeutic agent at the tumor and to decrease the amount of nutrients flowing to the tumor.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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