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Scientific/medical reason for performing a certain procedure. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. A sign or a circumstance which points to or shows the cause, pathology, treatment, or outcome of an attack of...
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Refers to a tumor that penetrates the normal, surrounding tissue. Tumor that has spread from where it started into surrounding, healthy tissue.
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The right to have information explained to you so that you fully understand and agree to the nature of the proposed treatment. Making a decision about participating in a research study involves understanding the potential risks and benefits as well as your rights and...
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The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumor. A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called implant radiation therapy, internal radiation...
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The clinical subspecialty that uses fluoroscopy, CT, and ultrasound to guide percutaneous (through the skin) procedures such as performing biopsies, draining fluids, inserting catheters, or dilating or stenting narrowed ducts or vessels. Interventional radiologists...
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Small growths in the bowel with the potential for further growth. Intestinal polyps may transform from a benign to a malignant state.
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Within the skull. Intracranial Pressure is the pressure within the cranial cavity, influenced by brain mass, the circulatory system, cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, and skull rigidity. Increased intracranial pressure, or rise in normal brain pressure, can be due to a...
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Into a muscle. Within or into muscle, such as injection into muscle (IM)
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Within the sella turcica. The sella turcica is the bony structure at the base of the skull in which the pituitary gland rests.
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Into a tumor (usually performed during surgery). Into a tumor (usually performed during surgery).
