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Chemotherapy
Source: Childhood Craniopharyngioma (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: April 3, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Types of treatment for childhood craniopharyngioma
Chemotherapy (also called chemo) uses drugs to stop the growth of tumor cells. Chemotherapy either kills the tumor cells or stops them from dividing.
Chemotherapy can be placed directly into a cavity, such as a cyst. This way of giving chemotherapy is intracavitary chemotherapy. Bleomycin is a type of chemotherapy that can be placed directly into a cystic craniopharyngioma.
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