Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma / 医学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between diagnosis and treatment of the primary peritoneal carcinoma(PPC)and its prognosis.Methods The clinical materials of 10 women,who were diagnosed with PPC,were analyzed retrospectively from Mar.2000 to Nov.2006.Results We found that PPC has lower rate of incidence,higher rate of wrong diagnosis,wider spread in pelvis cavity and abdominal cavity and had no significant clinical signs and symptoms specificity.All of the patients needed cytoreductive surgery,but the majority of rudimental focus diameter is larger than 2 cm.After the operation,platinum combined other chemotherapeutic drug were needed.Conclusion Abdominal distention,ascites,abdominal pain are the main symptoms and signs of PPC.we need choose cytoreductive surgery as much as possible.Extra trauma to patients will affect restoration and survival time of patients and the effect of chemotherapy.We also found the effect of abdominal cavity chemotherapy may be better than that of chemotherapy in vein.