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| A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient. In cancer treatment, a multidisciplinary opinion may include that of a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a radiation oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with radiation). Also called a tumor board review. |
Previous Definitions: | muJ591, Mullerian tumor, multicenter study, multicentric breast cancer, multidisciplinary | Next Definitions: | multidrug resistance, multidrug resistance inhibition, multifocal breast cancer, multimodality treatment, multiple endocrine adenomatosis |
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