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

Mélina DebanJulien ChâtelainFrançois FasquelleDaniel ClercLaura ToussaintMartin HübnerHugo Teixeira Farinha

Published in: Pleura and peritoneum (2023)

Positive cytology under PIPAC treatment is more frequently encountered in patients with higher PCI and symptomatic ascites. Cytoversion was rarely observed and cytology status had no impact on treatment decisions in this cohort.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
high grade
coronary artery disease
fine needle aspiration
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
rectal cancer
coronary artery bypass