Randomized trial of cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus systemic chemotherapy and palliative surgery in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer.

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Summary

Cytoreduction followed by HIPEC improves survival in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin, however, patients with involvement of six or more regions of the abdominal cavity, or grossly incomplete cytoreduction, had still a grave prognosis.

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2003-10-15
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Medicine, Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, Chemotherapy, Surgery, Colorectal cancer

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