Pleura and Peritoneum (May 2023)

The role of cytology in patients undergoing pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis

  • Deban Mélina,
  • Châtelain Julien,
  • Fasquelle François,
  • Clerc Daniel,
  • Toussaint Laura,
  • Hübner Martin,
  • Teixeira Farinha Hugo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/pp-2022-0197
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 75 – 81

Abstract

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Cytology of ascites or peritoneal washing is a routine part of staging of peritoneal metastases (PM). We aim to determine value of cytology in patients undergoing pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC).

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