Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

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).

Also Known As:

Chemotherapy, Hot; Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal; Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic; Hyperthermic Chemotherapy, Intraperitoneal; Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Hyperthermic; Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapies; HIPEC; Hot Chemotherapy; Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

Therapeutics: 1190486
- Drug Therapy: 300623
  - Adjuvant Chemotherapy: 18764
    - Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: 3082
- Combined Modality Therapy: 4433
  - Adjuvant Chemotherapy: 18764
    - Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: 3082
- Induced Hyperthermia: 3136
  - Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: 3082

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