Perioperative systemic chemotherapy for appendiceal mucinous carcinoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

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Authors

Aaron U. Blackham · Wake Forest University

Katrina Swett · Wake Forest University

Cathy Eng · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Joseph S. Sirintrapun · Wake Forest University

Simon Bergman · Wake Forest University

Kim R. Geisinger · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos

Abstract

Post-operative SC appears to improve PFS in patients with high-grade appendiceal MCP treated with CS/HIPEC. In contrast, there is no evidence to support the routine use of perioperative SC in low-grade disease.

Topics & Keywords

Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volume 109, Issue 7, pp. 740-745

DOI: 10.1002/jso.23547

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