debulking

Cutting a tumor down to size, or "debulking" it, is extremely delicate because of the risk of harming healthy brain tissue that governs movement and speech.

Kennedy Tumor Surgery Called a Success 2008

SONG: Well in the past, for these types of tumors, radiation was the standard treatment after a surgical debulking.

CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2008 2008

Successful debulking of approximately 80% of tumor mass.

Share The Care Cappy Capossela 2004

Successful debulking of approximately 80% of tumor mass.

Share The Care Cappy Capossela 2004

Successful debulking of approximately 80% of tumor mass.

Share The Care Cappy Capossela 2004

Also in the development pipeline are devices to improve endovascular debulking procedures the clearing of blocked blood vessels.

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Samples were prospectively collected at 4 predefined time points: 1. before radical debulking surgery, 2. after surgery and before platinum/taxane based chemotherapy, 3. during chemotherapy, 4. after chemotherapy.

BioMed Central - Latest articles Sven Mahner 2010

Samples were prospectively collected at 4 predefined time points: 1. before radical debulking surgery, 2. after surgery and before platinum/taxane based chemotherapy, 3. during chemotherapy, 4. after chemotherapy.

BioMed Central - Latest articles Sven Mahner 2010

Gastrointestinal pseudo-obstruction after debulking surgery of malignant pheochromocytoma, improved by intravenous administration of

Naturejobs - All Jobs Shintaro Yamaguchi 2010

The role of surgery in ovarian cancer ranges from the removal of the ovarian mass and tissues where ovarian cancer typically spreads for surgical staging of early cancer to cancer debulking or removal of all visible cancer in the abdomen in women with advanced disease.

Baylor College of Medicine News Glenna Picton 2010