Treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The management of peritoneal carcinomatosis from colon cancer remains a controversial issue. Peritoneal carcinomatosis is associated with worse survival and has led to an aggressive treatment that combines surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC). This review will describe the rationale behind this treatment and the current controversy surrounding it.

publication date

  • January 1, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84965186846

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2015.35.e208

PubMed ID

  • 25993175

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