intrapericardial chemotherapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004436",
  "term": "intrapericardial chemotherapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected through a thin tube directly into the pericardium (the sac around the heart). Intrapericardial chemotherapy may be used to treat a condition called malignant pericardial effusion, in which fluid collects in the pericardium. It is most often caused by lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, leukemia, and lymphoma.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/intrapericardial-chemotherapy/"
}