Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Quimioterapia intratecal
Intrathecal chemotherapy (IN-truh-THEE-kul KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee)
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.