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tumor debulking

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008958

Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Tumor 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 debulking.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008958
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsdebulking
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008958",
  "term": "tumor debulking",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Tumor 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 debulking.",
  "synonyms": [
    "debulking"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tumor-debulking/"
}

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