A cancer treatment that involves filling the abdominal cavity with heated chemotherapy drugs. It is performed after the surgeon removes tumors or lesions from the abdominal area, to kill any cancer cells that remain after surgery and reduce the risk for cancer recurrence. (From: https://www.mdanderson.org/treatment-options/hyperthermic-intraperitoneal-chemotherapy.html; Feb, 20, 2020)
Synonyms: Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapies, Chemotherapy, Hot, Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic, HIPEC, Hot Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic, Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal, Hyperthermic Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
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2021 ,2021; see HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED 2018-2020
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