Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Tumor Markers in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei from Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm: a Study from the US HIPEC Collaborative.

Wasay NizamNadege FackcheBernardo PessoaBoateng KubiJordan M CloydTravis GrotzKeith FournierSean DineenJula VeerapongJoel M BaumgartnerCallisia ClarkeSameer H PatelGregory C WilsonLaura LambertDaniel E AbbottKara A Vande WalleByrne LeeMustafa RaoofShishir K MaithelMaria C RussellMohammad Y ZaidiFabian M JohnstonJonathan B Greer

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

Elevated preoperative tumor markers indicate a higher burden of disease but are not independently associated with survival in this retrospective multi-institutional cohort. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify the utility of these markers in this patient population.

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patients undergoing
cross sectional
quality improvement