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debulking

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debulking /de·bulk·ing/ (de-bulk´ing) cytoreduction; removal of the major portion of the material composing a lesion.
Debulking
General term used for surgeries in which subcutaneous tissue is removed from lymphodemous limb.
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debulking [de-bulk´ing]
removal of a major portion of the material that composes a lesion, such as the surgical removal of most of a tumor so that there is less tumor load for subsequent treatment by chemotherapy or radiation. Called also cytoreduction.
debulking
removal of excess bulk of tissue from a lesion either to assist in healing or as an adjunct to chemotherapy.
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