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debulking

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002318

Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all the tumor cells. It may also be done to relieve symptoms or help the patient live longer. Also called tumor debulking.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002318
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymstumor debulking
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002318",
  "term": "debulking",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all the tumor cells. It may also be done to relieve symptoms or help the patient live longer. Also called tumor debulking.",
  "synonyms": [
    "tumor debulking"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/debulking/"
}

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