Multimodal treatment approaches for peritoneal carcinosis in colorectal cancer.

  • Pompiliu Piso
  • Dirk Arnold

Abstract

15% to 20% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer show isolated peritoneal carcinomatosis with significat clinical relevance. Their prognosis is poor, with a reported mean survival of less than one year. Moreover, there is a lack of knowledge regarding treatment optimally tailored to individual patients.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number47
ISSN1866-0452
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 22190994