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Perfusion, Regional

Medical Definition:	Neoplasm drug therapy involving an extracorporeal circuit with temporary exclusion of the tumor-bearing area from the general circulation during which high concentrations of the drug are perfused to the isolated part.
Guide Notes:	restricted to a special technique in cancer ther; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse with INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL which is also used in cancer ther; not for "isolated perfusion" or "perfusion of isolated organs" in physiological
Also Called:	Isolation Perfusion

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