Hepatic arterial infusion

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Hepatic arterial infusion
TermHepatic arterial infusion
Short definitionhepatic arterial infusion (heh-PA-tik ar-TEER-ee-ul in-FYOO-zhun) A method of delivering chemotherapy directly to the liver. Catheters are inserted into a groin artery that goes directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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hepatic arterial infusion - (pronounced) (heh-PA-tik ar-TEER-ee-ul in-FYOO-zhun) A method of delivering chemotherapy directly to the liver. Catheters are inserted into a groin artery that goes directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters

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