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Therapeutics > Hyperthermia, Induced > Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Chemotherapy, Adjuvant > Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Therapeutics > Combined Modality Therapy > Chemotherapy, Adjuvant > Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy  

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  • Chemotherapy, Hot
  • Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic
  • HIPEC
  • Hot Chemotherapy
  • Hyperthermic Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal
  • Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapies
  • Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

Scope note

  • 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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  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000084262

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