| second look laparotomy | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: surgical procedure in the abdomen that is performed in people with ovarian cancer and, on rare occasion, in other cancers. It may be done for diagnostic purposes, to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment or the size of a tumour after treatment. It may also be performed to evaluate whether treatment was effective or to see if there has been a recurrence. (en) check date: 11/08/2001 |
| second look surgery | definition: surgical procedure in the abdomen that is performed in people with ovarian cancer and, on rare occasion, in other cancers. It may be done for diagnostic purposes, to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment or the size of a tumour after treatment. It may also be performed to evaluate whether treatment was effective or to see if there has been a recurrence.This is a diagnostic procedure for ovarian cancer. (en) number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: synonym |
| laparotomía de second-look | reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular gender: feminine definition: intervención abdominal que persigue conocer el estadiaje del cáncer de ovario tras quimioterapia. Esta técnica también se utiliza para determinar si un tratamiento se ha realizado con éxito o si el cáncer es recurrente. (es) |