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conversion chemotherapy
Indications:
- shrinking a neoplasm that is unresectable due to its location, generally due to proximity to critical vascular structures [1]
Clinical significance:
- shrinking a previously unresectable neoplasm may allow an adequate plane of resection [1]
Notes:
- conversion chemotherapy differs from neoadjuvant chemotherapy in that the latter is provided to patients who have resectable disease preoperatively [1]
Related
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
General
chemotherapy
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015