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Immunotherapy of peritoneal carcinomatosis

2007
Intraperitoneal immunotherapy actually is a promising concept for treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis for several reasons: The use of specifically engineered therapy in terms of antibodies or stimulated T lymphocytes against epithelial tumour antigens offers an elegant way to attack tumours on the peritoneal surface, as peritoneal cells have a ...
M A, Ströhlein, M M, Heiss
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Radiology of peritoneal carcinomatosis

1996
In summary, the radologic appearance of peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis is best understood with a thorough knowledge of the natural history of the disease. Computed tomography (CT) examinations of the abdomen and pelvis are insensitive to small volumes (< 5 cm) of diffuse peritoneal seeding.
A G, Archer, P H, Sugarbaker, J S, Jelinek   +2 more
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Peritoneal sarcoidosis mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Annali italiani di chirurgia, 2019
Describtion of a rare case of intestinal obstruction due to peritoneal sarcoidosis mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis, and of the literature review about its surgical management.A 69 year-old woman was referred to our emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain, enteric vomiting and constipation.
• Panaccio, BELLOBONO, MANUELA, • Esposito, • Ricciardiello, CINALLI, MASSIMILIANO, • Cotellese   +5 more
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis in lung cancer

Respirology, 2008
Background and objective:  A survey was carried out of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) in lung cancer.Methods:  A retrospective analysis was conducted of all lung cancer patients with malignant ascites diagnosed between 1990 and 2005 at a general hospital in Taiwan.Results:  There were 30 lung cancer patients with documented PC.
Hsuan-Tsung, Su, Chun-Ming, Tsai, Reury-Perng, Perng   +2 more
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CT manifestations of peritoneal carcinomatosis

American Journal of Roentgenology, 1988
Seventy-three abdominopelvic contrast-enhanced CT scans obtained in 60 patients with peritoneal tumor spread were reviewed retrospectively to determine the CT signs of peritoneal malignancy. Ascites was present in 54 studies (74%) and was the most common CT finding. Loculation of the fluid occurred in 25 (46%) of these.
M M, Walkey, A C, Friedman, P, Sohotra, P D, Radecki   +3 more
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Surgery for colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
Peritoneal carcinomatosis occurs in patients with advanced gastrointestinal and gynecological malignancies and also in patients who experience recurrence after treatment failure of the primary tumor. Malignant disease in the peritoneal cavity is a morbid and significant predictor of a diminished survival in a cancer patient. Systemic chemotherapy alone
Terence C, Chua, Joerg O W, Pelz, David L, Morris   +2 more
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Laparoscopy in the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

The Cancer Journal, 2009
The use of videolaparoscopy in the assessment of peritoneal carcinomatosis extent is now universally accepted. This procedure allows us to define with certainty the origin of the neoplasm, the peritoneal cancer index (PCI), the involvement of the small bowel and its mesentery, the feasibility of surgery and the index of attainable cytoreduction, the ...
Alfredo, Garofalo, Mario, Valle
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis in refractory seminoma

International Journal of Urology, 2004
Abstract Intraperitoneal metastasis from a testicular germ cell tumor is very rare. We report a case in a 33‐year‐old man who was referred to Hokkaido University Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan, for further therapy for refractory seminoma. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension as a result of ascites, and cytology of the ascites showed seminoma ...
Takashige, Abe, Nobuo, Shinohara, Tohru, Harabayashi, Kunihiko, Tsuchiya, Shin, Suzuki, Tomoo, Itoh, Toshimori, Seki, Masaki, Togashi, Karsuya, Nonomura, Tomohiko, Koyanagi   +9 more
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[Peritoneal carcinomatosis].

Acta medica portuguesa, 1998
Searching for the primitive tumor of a peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is no easy task even considering the multiple modern diagnostic procedures at our disposal. Without the primary site of a neoplasm it is often difficult to establish the prognosis and a treatment regimen.
S S, Coelho, P M, Silva, J, Ramos
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How to measure peritoneal carcinomatosis

Radiología (English Edition)
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is the spread of a tumour in the peritoneum, sometimes originating from a primary tumour (mesothelioma, peritoneal serous carcinoma) and other times arising from a metastasis from another organ (ovary, colon, appendix, stomach).
A, Mesa Álvarez, M, da Silva Torres, A, Fernández Del Valle, A, Cernuda García, E, Turienzo Santos, L, Sanz Álvarez   +5 more
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