Paul Sugarbaker

..It is not clear if the procedure should be advocated for more invasive gastrointestinal malignancies...

..Generally, the parietal peritonectomy takes approximately 2½ h and does not require blood replacement. After the parietal peritonectomy, additional cytoreductive surgical procedures and then perioperative chemotherapy are performed...

..Epithelial tumors of the appendix on the other hand are rare and account for only approximately 1% of all colorectal neoplasms; the occurrence of this neoplasm during pregnancy is extremely rare...

..Treatment of this condition is by parietal and visceral pleurectomy followed by hyperthermic intrapleural chemotherapy...

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..The length of the survival was dependent upon the aggressive versus indolent biology of the neoplasm, nevertheless cure was not considered as a reasonable expectation and the overall median survival was approximately one year...

..Patients with these diagnoses were treated by cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy...

..The results of combined treatment as they vary in mucinous and nonmucinous tumors are also discussed...

..To report the pathology of appendiceal epithelial neoplasms a review of the Washington Cancer Institute experience and a PubMed literature search was performed...

..Because these combined treatment modalities have been investigated in large numbers of patients, the selection factors for acceptable long-term survival combined with a well-defined morbidity and mortality have become established...

..Doxorubicin is a drug consistently used by our group in this clinical setting. The surgical and clinical factors that modify the pharmacokinetics of HIPEC may be important for the design of future perioperative chemotherapy regimens...

..A prominent part of treatment failure of gastrointestinal and gynecologic malignancy is dissemination to peritoneal surfaces. This has been associated with a limited survival and no reliable treatment strategies...

..In the absence of a phase III study, this new combined treatment should be regarded as the standard of care for epithelial appendiceal neoplasms and pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome...

..While optimizing the use of this treatment strategy, little information regarding the effect of volume of chemotherapy solution is available...

..Additional adjuvant phase III studies with perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy in diseases where peritoneal surface spread occurs are indicated...

..In the past, carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer was determined to be a lethal condition with a short survival...

..To clarify the requirements for Food and Drug Administration approval in the United States for hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy administration. Also, to review the status of the approval process in Europe...

..Also, cancer dissemination caused from the trauma of cancer resection can release viable cancer cells into the free peritoneal cavity; these cells implant and then progress as peritoneal carcinomatosis...

..A new management plan utilized in patients at high risk for local-regional recurrence may result in a high likelihood of conversion of a second-look cancer-positive patient to a long-term survivor...

..Also, these patients are recommended for systemic chemotherapy using an oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX) regimen. A major question concerns the proper timing (neoadjuvant vs. adjuvant) of the systemic chemotherapy...

..Carcinomatosis can be prevented and can be successfully treated using cytoreductive surgery and perioperative chemotherapy...

..Cancer dissemination on peritoneal surfaces can be treated by cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. To maximize benefits a complete cancer removal precedes the chemotherapy treatments...

..Multiple reports to date document marked survival benefits; a previously lethal condition can be cured in selected patients. Further pharmacologic research and more knowledgeable patient selection for treatment are required...

..The presence versus absence of lymph nodal metastases on survival have minimal significance (P = 0.0495). These results of treatment can be achieved with a 19% incidence of severe complications and a 2% mortality...

..The conventional treatment approach for advanced ovarian malignancy is surgical debulking and systemic chemotherapy. More than 50% of these patients relapse within 5 years...

..Mucinous neoplasms of the urachus are rare malignancies so that the physicians' index of suspicion for a timely and accurate diagnosis is low. Also, this disease may present with a wide variety of symptoms and signs...

..The goal of this study was to investigate the porta hepatis as a site of recurrence of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms...

..Clear exposure of the operative field at all stages of a surgical procedure is a requirement of an optimal intervention. Current techniques for retraction do not provide visualization of the abdominal wall...

..Cystic mesothelioma is a rare disease that results in abdominal distention and poorly defined abdominal pain. Diagnosis has always been made by tissue biopsy rather than by radiologic studies...

..Much work needs to be done to identify a proper clinical perspective on hyperthermia used with chemotherapy in patients with peritoneal surface malignancy...

..In the past, this clinical situation was treated only with palliative intent...

..Innovative treatment strategies can improve the outcome of patients with peritoneal surface malignancy...

..Previous studies have documented the leaching of DEHP from PVC-based containers and extension sets during the IV administration of paclitaxel...

..In some patients mucinous tumour that surrounds the stomach is an important consideration in accomplishing a complete cytoreduction...

..Sufficient data are available from the gastric cancer literature to support the use of these combined treatments on a routine basis if the primary cancer is resectable and gastrointestinal function can be reestablished...

..Several different procedures are required in a single surgical event that may require 8-12 hours. Their use depends on the distribution and extent of invasion of the malignancy disseminated within the peritoneal space...

..One may conclude that selected patients with carcinomatosis should expect longterm survival with a combined treatment approach using cytoreductive surgery with perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy...

..In some patients, the stomach and/or its vascular supply are so covered by mucinous tumour that total gastrectomy is required for complete resection...

..With unilateral involvement, reconstruction of the ureters with salvage of the ipsilateral renal function should be considered...

..Female patients had a significantly better prognosis than males. The other significant predictive factors of survival were: age, diagnosis by incidental findings, tumor extent, pathology, and completeness of cytoreduction...

..The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanism whereby the small bowel remains free of gross tumour and peritoneal surface polyps form...

..The results of combined treatment as they vary in mucinous and nonmucinous tumors are also discussed...

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..The aim of this study was to analyze the anatomic distribution, timing, and outcomes of recurrent disease after complete cytoreduction and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (PIC) for peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin...

..However, after four or more interventions, the effects of tumor biology may predominate. Although 5-year survival is likely with multiple reoperations, prolonged follow-up shows that cancer cure is a rare event...

..The objective of this data analysis was to study treatment failure after complete cytoreduction for peritoneal dissemination from appendiceal mucinous neoplasms...

..The pharmacological barrier between the abdominopelvic cavity and plasma is not directly related to an intact peritoneum...

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..An accurate assessment of perioperative outcomes is crucial for integration of this combined procedure into clinical practice...

..Retrorectal hamartoma, also known as tailgut cyst, is a rare tumor that arises from remnants of the embryonic postanal gut. The tumor occurs in the retrorectal space and may undergo malignant degeneration...

..Despite its efficacy, recurrences remain a common problem...

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..With follow-up these entrapped cancer cells may progress as an abdominal wall recurrence of the disease process. Frequently, laparoscopy is the definitive diagnostic study which results in the abdominal wall cancer progression...

..The objective of the present study was to quantitate these discordant histopathological findings and examine its clinical implication...

..Because adequate cytoreduction is necessary to achieve prolonged survival, CT scans became an accurate prognostic radiologic test for patient selection for comprehensive treatment...

..34, Fisher's exact test) was demonstrated between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Further investigation of pseudomyxoma peritonei at a molecular and genetic level may help to formulate a more comprehensive classification...

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..Some improvement in these poor results may occur if resection of a rectal cancer with carcinomatosis is delayed until definitive treatment of the primary cancer plus the carcinomatosis is possible...

..CONCLUSIONS: Pain was the most common initial presenting symptom, with increased abdominal girth as a second. A more favorable prognosis occurred in women with a small disease volume...

..A prolonged high quality of life is possible in the majority of patients...

..Patients that received a complete cytoreduction followed by perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy had an improved survival, with reasonable morbidity and mortality, as compared with those who received incomplete cytoreduction...

..5 degrees C may optimize anti-neoplastic activity. These data may be useful in formulating clinical protocols in which melphalan and heat are combined...

..Timing of the chemotherapy as a planned part of the surgical procedure to maximize exposure of all peritoneal surfaces is crucial to success...

..Docetaxel requires further Phase II study, but its impressive activity with systemic administration may be optimized with intraperitoneal administration for the treatment of peritoneal surface malignancy...

..With the use of the Z-score and interpretative small bowel findings a radiologic characterization of this disease for primary radiologic diagnosis is possible...

..The least permeable gloves leaked a mean of 3.8 parts per million over 90 minutes. CONCLUSIONS: No detectable safety hazard to the surgeon or other operating room personnel was demonstrated...

..These tumor markers have practical value in the management of epithelial appendiceal malignancy with peritoneal dissemination...

..Clinical investigations into the use of 6% hetastarch with high molecular weight chemotherapeutic agents are warranted...

..Nuclear/nucleolar size was found to be a reliable histomorphologic assessment available to assess prognosis in these patients...

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..The use of heated intraoperative intraperitoneal melphalan may provide a pharmacokinetic and clinical advantage in this group of gastrointestinal cancer patients who cannot be made cancer-free with cytoreductive surgery...

..Patients with signet ring histology or lymph node involvement have an especially poor outcome. Repeat cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia may improve outcome...

..This procedure is most appropriate for highly motivated patients who are committed to survive as long as possible...

..The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness and safety of adjuvant intraperitoneal chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced resectable gastric cancer...