Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Quimioterapia intraperitoneal
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IN-truh-PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee)
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are put directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.