Front Matter; Structure and Function of Mesothelial Cells; Molecular Biology of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis; Role of Adhesion Molecules in Locoregional Cancer Spread; Surgical Trauma, Minimal Residual Disease and Locoregional Cancer Recurrence; Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome: Classification of Appendiceal Mucinous Tumours; The Pathogenesis of Malignant Ascites; Natural History of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Digestive Origin; Intraperitoneal Drug Therapy: Physical and Biological Principles; Current Status of Intraperitoneal Antineoplastic Drug Delivery; The Biologic Rationale of Hyperthermia
Summary
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) has long been regarded as terminal. Treatment often resorted to palliative care. PC refers to a variety of tumors that present with extensive peritoneal involvement with or without parenchymal involvement of solid organs such as the liver, spleen and lymph nodes. This title covers this subject
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