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cytoreduction

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cytoreduction /cy·to·re·duc·tion/ (-re-duk´shun)
1. decrease in number of cells, as in a tumor.
2. debulking.
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was started with pleural disease response but minimal cytoreduction of the mediastinal mass.
Thymoma-associated hypocalcemic crisis by Nylen, Eric S. / Southern Medical Journal
Surgical therapies included excision of penile edema in one and scrotal cytoreduction in three, with one patient requiring scrotal and abdominal advancement flaps.
Surgical treatment of severe chronic genital edema, refractory to ... by Hellstrom, Wayne J.G. / Southern Medical Journal
Surgical intervention for patients with advanced carcinoma as the cause of left-sided portal hypertension and bleeding should not undergo surgery for cytoreduction, but solely for splenectomy and cessation of UGI bleeding.
Section on Surgery. (Abstracts of Scientific Posters) by Southern Medical Journal
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