Implications of peritoneal cancer index distribution on patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Abstract

Peritoneal cancer index (PCI) score is a common prognostication tool in peritoneal metastases (PM). We hypothesize that the distribution of PCI score and involvement of specific regions affects survival and morbidity outcomes.

Keywords

• cytoreductive surgery
• hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy
• peritoneal cancer index