Treatment of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

Foreword.- Preface 1.- Preface 2.- Introduction.- Part 1 Background.- 1 Peritoneal surface malignancies: definition.- 2 Epidemiology: the extent of the problem.- 3: Intraperitoneal spread: origin and mechanisms.- 4 Pathology and patterns of molecular biology.- 5 Classification of intraperitoneal spread.- 6 Diagnosis and assessment: clinical, radiological, and laparoscopic.- Part 2 Treatment.- 7 Rationale for integrated procedures (combined cytoreduction and HIPEC).- 8 Peritonectomy techniques.- 9 HIPEC techniques.- 10 The role of surgery.- 11 The role of systemic chemotherapy.- 12 Anesthesiology and perioperative management.- 13 Patient selection for treatment.- 14 Morbidity and mortality.- 15 Organizational problems, costs, and data collection.- Part 3 Results of integrated treatment.- 16 Pseudomyxoma peritonei.- 17 Peritoneal mesothelioma.- 18  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer.- 19  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer.- 20  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from ovarian and gynecological cancers.- 21 Other primary peritoneal surface malignancies.- 22  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from other primary tumors.- 23 Palliative treatments.- Part 4 Perspectives.- 24 New trials.- 25 Main topics of discussion and new trends.- Part 5 Conclusions.¿