Preferred Label : Sodium Alginate Microspheres;
NCIt synonyms : KMG Microspheres; KMG;
NCIt definition : An embolic agent containing microporous hydrospheres of sodium alginate with potential
arterial occlusive activity. In transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), the sodium
alginate microspheres (KMG) are administered into blood vessels that feed the tumor,
occluding tumor blood vessels and inducing ischemic tumor necrosis. In addition, these
microspheres may be used to encapsulate various therapeutic agents.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL430259;
Origin ID : C97515;
UMLS CUI : C3273464;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
