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MICROMETASTASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Chemotherapy
CONT

Induction chemotherapy permits treatment of tumor cells disseminated throughout the body -- systemic micrometastases -- as early as possible. In some cases, it may reduce or even eliminate the need for organ-removing surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Chimiothérapie
CONT

Cette procédure permet au cancérologue de mesurer l'efficacité des produits chimiothérapeutiques en observant la vitesse à laquelle se réduit la tumeur initiale. La chimiothérapie associée permet de traiter les cellules de la tumeur disséminées dans le corps entier (les micrométastases) aussitôt que possible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Quimioterapia
DEF

Etapa de metástasis en la que el tumor secundario es demasiado pequeño para detectarse.

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