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alcohol ablation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000359

An injection of ethanol (alcohol) through the skin directly into a tumor to kill cancer cells. Ultrasound or a CT scan is used to guide the needle into the tumor. Also called ethanol ablation, PEI, and percutaneous ethanol injection.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000359
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsethanol ablation; PEI; percutaneous ethanol injection
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000359",
  "term": "alcohol ablation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An injection of ethanol (alcohol) through the skin directly into a tumor to kill cancer cells. Ultrasound or a CT scan is used to guide the needle into the tumor. Also called ethanol ablation, PEI, and percutaneous ethanol injection.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ethanol ablation",
    "PEI",
    "percutaneous ethanol injection"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/alcohol-ablation/"
}

Record 606 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.