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Chemoembolization, Therapeutic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Tree Number(s)
E02.520.360.150
E02.926.500.150
Unique ID
D016461
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016461
Annotation
coordinate with disease /‌ther, not /‌surg & with antineoplastic agent /‌admin
Scope Note
Administration of antineoplastic agents together with an embolizing vehicle. This allows slow release of the agent as well as obstruction of the blood supply to the neoplasm.
Entry Version
CHEMOEMBOLIZATION THER
Entry Term(s)
Therapeutic Chemoembolization
Previous Indexing
Embolization, Therapeutic (1979-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
2011/06/24
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic Preferred
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