paracaval

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ caval.

Adjective

paracaval (not comparable)

1. Beyond or next to the vena cava
   • 2015 August 20, Guichao Li et al., “Radiation-Induced Liver Injury in Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) for Postoperative or Locoregional Recurrent Gastric Cancer: Risk Factors and Dose Limitations”, in PLoS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     For post-operative patients, the target volume for RT included the tumour bed, anastomosis, gastric remnant (pT3-T4), and regional draining lymph nodes (e.g., para-aortic and paracaval lymph nodes, celiac axis, splenic artery and hepatic artery).