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Intraperitoneal chemotherapy
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Definition 1
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are put directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The administration of pharmaceutical agents directly into the abdominal or peritoneal cavity. This technique is widely utilized for the chemotherapeutic treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. (NCI Thesaurus)
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