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- noun medicine A form of
chemotherapy in which thepermeability of tissue cells is increased by use of anelectric pulse
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In this paper, we present the first case of deep-seated tumor electrochemotherapy based on numerical treatment planning.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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A partial response of the tumor to electrochemotherapy was obtained.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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Therefore, according to the calculations, a small volume of tumor cells remained viable after electrochemotherapy, and these were sufficient for tumor regrowth.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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In this, the first reported clinical case, deep-seated melanoma metastasis in the thigh of the patient was treated by electrochemotherapy, according to a treatment plan obtained by numerical modeling and optimization.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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Histologically, the metastasis showed partial necrosis due to electrochemotherapy, estimated to represent 40-50% of the tumor.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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During the procedure, the four electrode treatment plan was adopted and the patient was treated accordingly by electrochemotherapy with bleomycin.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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Although only a partial response was obtained, the presented work demonstrates that treatment of deep-seated tumor nodules by electrochemotherapy is feasible and sets the ground for numerical treatment planning-based electrochemotherapy.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Damijan Miklavcic 2010
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