Tumor Debulking

Preferred Label : Tumor Debulking;

NCIt synonyms : Debulking Surgery; Debulking Procedure;

NCIt related terms : Debulking;

NCIt definition : The surgical removal of as much of a malignant tumor as is reasonably possible. This procedure increases the effectiveness of the subsequent administration of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Tumor debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all the tumor cells. It may also be done to relieve symptoms or help the patient live longer.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046635; CDR0000559371;

Details

Origin ID

C15749;

UMLS CUI

C0439805;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Debulking - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Tumor debulking [MedDRA LLT]
- Tumour debulking [MedDRA LLT]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Tumor debulking [MedDRA LLT]
- Tumour debulking [MedDRA LLT]
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