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Abstract
A cancer treatment that involves filling the abdominal cavity with heated chemotherapy drugs. It is performed after the surgeon removes tumors or lesions from the abdominal area, to kill any cancer cells that remain after surgery and reduce the risk for cancer recurrence. (From: https://www.mdanderson.org/treatment-options/hyperthermic-intraperitoneal-chemotherapy.html; Feb, 20, 2020).
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- HIPEC
- Hot Chemotherapy
- Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy, Hot
- Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal
- Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic
- Hyperthermic Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal
- Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic
- Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapies
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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2021
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- Hyperthermia, Induced (1996-2020)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084262. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084262
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermic_intraperitoneal_chemotherapy
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q612526