Hyperthermia therapy
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Hyperthermia therapy (or hyperthermia, or thermotherapy) is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to temperatures above body temperature, in the region of 40–45 °C (104–113 °F). Hyperthermia is usually applied as an adjuvant to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, to which it works as a sensitizer, in an effort to treat cancer.[1][2]
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ICD-10-PCS | 6A3 |
ICD-9-CM | 93.35, 99.85 |
MeSH | D006979 |
OPS-301 code | 8–60 |
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Hyperthermia uses higher temperatures than diathermy and lower temperatures than ablation.[3] When combined with radiation therapy, it can be called thermoradiotherapy.