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surgical debulking; cytoreductive surgery

Indications: - surgery to make subsequent chemotherapy &/or radiation therapy more effective (ovarian cancer, brain neoplasm ...) [1] Procedure: - partially removal of malignant neoplasm without curative intent

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surgery

References

  1. Silberman AW Surgical debulking of tumors. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1982 Oct;155(4):577-85. PMID: 6750827