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second-look surgery

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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkənd lʊk ˈsərʤəri/

second-look surgery

Definition

Surgery performed after primary treatment to determine whether tumor cells remain.

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GTI-2040

gallium nitrate

androgen deprivation

stage III adenosarcoma of the uterus

stage I intrahepatic bile duct cancer

MS-275

accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia

stage IIIA colorectal cancer

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micro-immunotherapeutic agent 2LXFS

obinutuzumab

recombinant human adenovirus type 5 H101

anti-CD161 monoclonal antibody IMT-009

Dysport

anti-c-fms monoclonal antibody AMG 820

autologous anti-PD-1 antibody-activated tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

glycerin enema

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MLPA

allelic heterogeneity

polymorphism

frameshift mutation

chromosomal instability

telomere

susceptibility gene mutation

D’Amico criteria

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