Debulking

Debulking is the surgical removal of part of a malignant tumour which cannot be completely excised, so as to enhance the effectiveness of radiation or chemotherapy. It is used only in specific malignancies, as generally partial removal of a tumor is not considered a worthwhile intervention. Ovarian carcinoma and some types of brain tumor are debulked prior to commencing radio- or chemotherapy. It may also be used in the case of slow growth tumors to shift tumor cells from phase of cell cycle to replicative pool.

It is usually a long and often complicated procedure taking several hours or more to perform, depending on internal involvement and location.

Debulking is also known as cytoreduction surgery; "cytoreduction" refers to reducing the number of cancer cells.

This medical treatment-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Surgical oncology Medical treatment stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Steven Chaytor David Cobb (Massachusetts) Look at other dictionaries: Debulking — Als neoadjuvante Therapie wird in der Onkologie eine Therapie, z. B. Chemotherapie oder Strahlentherapie bezeichnet, die zur Schädigung des Tumors bzw. der Reduktion der Tumormasse („Debulking“) vor einem geplanten operativen Eingriff dient. Sie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia debulking — Surgically removing as much of the tumor as possible. Also called tumor debulking …   English dictionary of cancer terms debulking — de·bulk·ing (de bulkґing) removal of a major portion of the material that composes a lesion, as the removal of most of a tumor so that there is less tumor load for subsequent treatment (e.g., by chemotherapy or radiotherapy). Called also… …   Medical dictionary debulking — v. remove bulk or bulkiness from something …   English contemporary dictionary tumor debulking — Surgically removing as much of the tumor as possible. Also called debulking …   English dictionary of cancer terms cytoreductive surgery — debulking …   Medical dictionary DESIRE — Debulking and Stenting in Restenosis Elimination [trial] …   Medical dictionary DESIRE — • Debulking and Stenting in Restenosis Elimination [trial] …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Klippel Trénaunay Weber Syndrome ICD10 = ICD10|Q|87|2|q|80 (EUROCAT Q87.21) ICD9 = ICD9|759.89 Caption = ICDO = OMIM = 149000 DiseasesDB = 29324 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 213 MeshID =… …   Wikipedia Ovarian cancer — (human) Classification and external resources Micrograph of a low malignant potential mucinous ovarian tumour. H E stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”