Mercuric chloride solutions have been used in operations for over 30 years in attempts to kill cancer cells implanted on healthy tissue. Three applications have emerged. The most common is the use of 1/500 and 1/1000 solutions to wash out the bowel lumen during operations for colorectal carcinona. '-3
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