Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

A treatment used during surgery in which a heated solution containing anticancer drugs is infused directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube. After removal of as much tumor tissue as possible with surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is given to kill any remaining tumor cells. It is most often used to treat cancers that have spread to the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity). Also called CHPP, continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion, and HIPEC.

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