Operability and early outcome in 48 Irish patients with peritoneal malignancy treated by surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy in a specialized centre.

Background: In selected cases of peritoneal malignancy a novel approach of complete macroscopic tumour removal by extensive surgical cytoreduction, combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy, provides a possibility of cure. The experience with 48 consecutive Irish cases undergoing laparotomy in a specialized centre is reported.

Patients And Methods: A subset of 48 Irish patients out of a total of 120 cases with peritoneal malignancy underwent surgery between September 1999 and March 2011 in an English National referral centre.