ECM TO FILL A SPACE CREATED AFTER CANCEROUS TUMOR EXCISION
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying a cancerous tumor in a mammalian body,excising the tumor leaving a tumor space,filling the space left by the tumor excision with exogenous extracellular matrix, thereby promoting wound healing at the excision site.
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Abstract
Methods are described for using exogenous extracellular matrix (ECM) to fill a space created after cancerous tumor excision. The extracellular matrix promotes healing at the tumor excision site. Forms of ECM that can be used include exogenous mammalian ECM in sheets, particulate and emulsion.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a cancerous tumor in a mammalian body, excising the tumor leaving a tumor space, filling the space left by the tumor excision with exogenous extracellular matrix, thereby promoting wound healing at the excision site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. A method comprising:
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excising an epithelial tumor from a mammal and at least some surrounding tissue forming a tumor excision site, contacting the tumor excision site with exogenous mammalian extracellular matrix, and surgically closing the site.
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