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01-12-2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Quality of Life After HIPEC for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Authors:
Adam T. Stearns, MA, DPhil, FRCS, Sarah T. O’Dwyer, MD, FRCS
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Special Issue 3/2018
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Excerpt
Cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) is the standard of care for patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), conferring long-term survival or cure. This experience has acted as a model for other peritoneal metastases, including ovarian, colorectal, and highly selected gastric cancers, although the survival benefit of nonappendiceal primaries varies and remains the subject of further evaluation.
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