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locoregional

locoregional

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Relating to one area of the body and the parts near it, often used in medicine
  • adjective
  • /ˌloʊkoʊˈriːdʒənl/
  • Specialized
: locoregional
  • The doctor explained that locoregional therapies aim to target cancer in a specific area of the body and its surrounding regions.
  • locoregional recurrence
  • locoregional control
  • locoregional recurrence rate

Examples

  • In the present study, locoregional recurrence was seen in 67% of patients with perineural invasion and only 19% of patients without.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Five of the six locoregional recurrences occurred at the primary site; the other occurred in the neck.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Some authors recommend that radiation therapy be administered to achieve locoregional control only in advanced cases.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The results of other studies in the literature suggest that surgery, with or without radiation therapy, confers better locoregional control and survival.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Sieczka et al. studied 27 patients who were treated with surgery alone and found a locoregional recurrence rate of 56%.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Therefore, long-term follow-up for locoregional control and to look for progression to multiple myeloma is necessary.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The overall 3-year locoregional recurrence rate was 27% (6 of 22 patients).

    Academic text (2008)
  • In conclusion, buccal SCC is an aggressive cancer that is associated with a high rate of locoregional recurrence.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Authors of single-institution studies have reached conflicting conclusions with regard to adjuvant treatment for locoregional control.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The basic goal of therapy for rhabdomyosarcoma (as it is for most solid tumors) is locoregional control and prevention or treatment of systemic metastasis.

    Academic text (2005)

Surface Forms

locoregional positive

Morphology

locoregional = regional (semi-transparent) = loco + region + al

Meaning is predictable as 'loco-' (place) + 'regional', but 'loco-' is a specialized combining form not familiar to general learners.

Etymology

Locoregional joins loco- meaning 'place' and regional (from region) meaning 'nearby area', much like the words local and region. So it describes something that is in a specific part of the body and in the area next to it.