Chemoembolization
| Chemoembolization | |
|---|---|
| Term | Chemoembolization |
| Short definition | Chemoembolization - (pronounced) (KEE-moh-EM-boh-lih-ZAY-shun) procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked after anti-cancer drugs have been injected into blood vessels near the tumor. Sometimes the cancer drugs are attached to small beads that are injected into an artery that supplies the tumor. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Chemoembolization - (pronounced) (KEE-moh-EM-boh-lih-ZAY-shun) procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked after anti-cancer drugs have been injected into blood vessels near the tumor. Sometimes the cancer drugs are attached to small beads that are injected into an artery that supplies the tumor. The beads block blood flow to the tumor as they release the drug. This allows more of the medicine to reach the tumor for a longer time, potentially killing more cancer cells. It also causes fewer side effects since very little of the drug reaches other parts of the body. Chemoembolization is used to treat liver cancer. Also called TACE and transarterial chemoembolization
External links
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