Review Article
Role of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Authors:
- Snehal KoseEmail Snehal Kose
Abstract
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) refers to metastatic spread of tumor into the peritoneal cavity. Earlier, PC was thought to be associated with grave clinical outcome. However, various advances in treatment options including cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy or early post-operative chemotherapy can prolong survival of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. These treatment options are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this article is to acquaint the radiologist about various appearances of peritoneal carcinomatosis in order to help clinicians in selecting candidates for surgery and avoid unnecessary potentially debilitating surgeries in patients with unresectable PC.
- Year: 2023
- Volume: 107 Issue: 1
- Page/Article: 27
- DOI: 10.5334/jbsr.2921
- Submitted on 6 Sep 2022
- Accepted on 23 Feb 2023
- Published on 11 Apr 2023
- Peer Reviewed