CT imaging of peritoneal carcinomatosis with surgical correlation: a pictorial review

Abstract Cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has revolutionized the survival and the quality of life in selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Preoperative CT is important for the selection of patients that may benefit from cytoreductive sur...

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Autores principales: Panagiota Berta Panagiotopoulou, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Apostolos Tentes, Panos Prassopoulos
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Publicado: SpringerOpen 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/458ef7b8f2ef447fa8a447ce080dd6c9
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Sumario:Abstract Cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has revolutionized the survival and the quality of life in selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Preoperative CT is important for the selection of patients that may benefit from cytoreductive surgery and is useful for surgical planning. There are several tasks for the radiologist during CT interpretation: to describe cancerous implants on a “site-by-site” basis in the peritoneum, ligaments, mesenteries and visceral surfaces, to analyze patterns of involvement and to estimate the disease burden. Knowledge of the correlation between the CT and the surgical findings enhances the understanding of the disease and facilitates the communication between radiologists and surgeons.