Sclerotherapy
| Sclerotherapy | |
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| Term | Sclerotherapy |
| Short definition | Sclerotherapy - (pronounced) (SKLAYR-oh-THAYR-uh-pee) treatment to destroy abnormal blood vessels. A fluid is injected into a blood vessel, causing it to scar and collapse. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Sclerotherapy - (pronounced) (SKLAYR-oh-THAYR-uh-pee) treatment to destroy abnormal blood vessels. A fluid is injected into a blood vessel, causing it to scar and collapse. The blood flows through adjacent healthy veins and the destroyed blood vessel is absorbed into normal tissue. Sclerotherapy is used to treat certain types of vascular tumors. It is also used to treat varicose and spider veins, hemorrhoids, and other blood vessel problems
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