Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Basic Concepts.- Structure and Function of Mesothelial Cells.- Molecular Biology of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.- Role of Adhesion Molecules in Locoregional Cancer Spread.- Surgical Trauma, Minimal Residual Disease and Locoregional Cancer Recurrence.- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome: Classification of Appendiceal Mucinous Tumours.- The Pathogenesis of Malignant Ascites.- Natural History of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Digestive Origin.- The Rationale for Intraperitoneal Heat and Drug Therapy.- Intraperitoneal Drug Therapy: Physical and Biological Principles.- Current Status of Intraperitoneal Antineoplastic Drug Delivery.- The Biologic Rationale of Hyperthermia.- Interactions between Hyperthermia and Cytotoxic Drugs.- Pharmacodynamic Aspects of Intraperitoneal Cytotoxic Therapy.- Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Techniques and Methods.- Patient Selection for Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion.- Staging and Scoring of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.- Peritonectomy Procedures.- Continuous Peritoneal Perfusion: Techniques, Methods and Applications.- Handling of Chemotherapeutic Drugs in the OR: Hazards and Safety Considerations.- Clinical Results of Surgery with or without Intraperitoneal Heated Drug Therapy.- Results of Cytoreduction followed by HIPEC in Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Origin.- HIPEC with Oxaliplatin in the Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Origin.- Clinical Results of Cytoreduction and HIPEC in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei.- The Impact of Therapy in the Treatment of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei.- Clinical Results of Cytoreduction and HIPEC for Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma.- Cytoreduction and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Carcinomatosis from Gastric Cancer.- Cytoreduction and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Ovarian Cancer.- The role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy versus Primary Surgery in the Management of Stage III Ovarian Cancer.- Morbidity