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(em-bowl-uh-zay-shun): a type of treatment that reduces the blood supply to the cancer by the injection of materials to plug up the artery that supplies blood to the tumor.
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| embolus |
Blood clot that causes embolism.
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| embolization |
This procedure is done to block off or close blood vessels. This treatment can often significantly improve venous and arterivenous malformations , as well as other vascular malformation problems, such as Klippel Trenaunay or Kaposiform Hemangendothelioma . A catheter is inserted into the blood vessel and an angiogram is performed (see above.) A substance is then injected into the vessel to seal off blood flow. This substance can be tiny particles, a liquid, coils, or a gel. ...
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| embolism |
blockade of a blood vessel by disseminated tissue fragments, foreign bodies, gas bubbles, thrombus or the like
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| embolus |
tissue particle transported by the blood stream (also foreign bodies, a thrombus or gas bubbles, which get stuck when the vessel narrows and thus block the vessel
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