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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
A procedure performed in combination with abdominal surgery for cancer that has spread to the abdomen. It involves the infusion of a heated chemotherapy solution that circulates into the abdominal cavity. (NCI Thesaurus)
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