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Surgical treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer. Int J Surg Oncol 2012;2012:405652

Date

07/11/2012

Pubmed ID

22778938

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3388312

DOI

10.1155/2012/405652

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84866238640 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   6 Citations

Abstract

Peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer is considered a fatal disease with limited treatment options. Recent advances in the understanding of the disease process, systemic chemotherapy, and application of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic chemoperfusion have shown promising results in the management of this difficult disease. Novel therapies such as extensive intraperitoneal lavage and intraperitoneal targeted agents are being applied in the management of this disease. We review the current literature in this field and describe the rationale behind some of these advances.

Author List

Turaga KK, Gamblin TC, Pappas S

Author

Thomas Clark Gamblin MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin