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BACKGROUND
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a disease characterized by an intraperitoneal adenomucinous tumor cell disemination, being cecal appendix the most common etiology.
OBJECTIVE
To report a surgeon's group experience and a detailed up to date literature review.
METHODS
1. A 74 year old woman with a
Introduction. Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an uncommon surgical entity. We report a case of aggressive disease with an unusual clinical presentation and we analyze current data on diagnosis and management of PMP. Case Presentation. A 71-year-old male patient presented with intermittent diarrhea
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the course of health-related quality of life (HQL) over time in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) after complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
METHODS
Prospective, single-center, nonrandomized cohort study using
BACKGROUND
Cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is now the reference technique for limited peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). Operative mortality is actually at 3 or 4%, and decrease as morbidity. Together, they did not limit acceptation of HIPEC. However,
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to determine the maximum-tolerated dose, dose-limiting toxicity, safety profile, and pharmacokinetics of the polyamine synthesis inhibitor SAM486A given in combination with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (5-FU/LV) in cancer patients.
METHODS
Patients with advanced
BACKGROUND
PIPAC is a recent approach for intraperitoneal chemotherapy with promising results for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). We aimed to evaluate the postoperative outcome of PIPAC in patients with non-resectable PC during our initial experience of the technique.
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