topical trichloroacetic acid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017259",
  "term": "topical trichloroacetic acid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A topical solution containing the caustic agent trichloroacetic acid (TCA), with potential keratolytic, anti-viral and antineoplastic activities. Upon topical application to the affected area, TCA causes tissue necrosis through coagulation of proteins, leads to the destruction of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated warts and inhibits HPV-driven proliferation of cancer cells.",
  "abbreviation": "topical TCA",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/topical-trichloroacetic-acid/"
}