Peritoneal carcinomatosis
(HIPEC/PIPAC)
Treatment
If a tumour has affected the peritoneum or has metastasised to the peritoneum, this is called peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). The therapy of this serious disease depends on the site of origin and type of tumour (carcinoma), but can be carried out successfully today. Here, too, multimodal approaches are inevitable, whereby surgical removal of the tumour foci in the abdominal or lung cavity is also of decisive importance.
Innovative processes
In this context, the so-called HIPEC and PIPAC therapy are used. Depending on the tumour entity, they can extend the treatment of local chemotherapy by using liquid or AEROSOL in the abdominal or lung cavity during surgery.