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superior vena cava

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Pronunciation: /suˈpɪriər ˈvinə ˈkɑvə/

superior vena cava

Definition

The large vein that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

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GCT

stage IV ovarian low malignant potential tumor

anastrozole

beta-adrenergic blocking agent

stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

peripheral stem cell support

stage IVC salivary gland cancer

stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CHK1 inhibitor MK-8776

B-Raf/VEGFR-2 inhibitor RAF265

autologous tumor-draining lymph node-derived lymphocytes

flaxseed

Lipo-Lutin

anti-CEA/anti-DR5 bispecific antibody IBI3004

Chinese herbal medicine YQ1

Fareston

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loss of heterozygosity

splice-site variant

synchronous cancer

frameshift variant

epigenetics

variable expressivity

microsatellite

hemizygous

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