• Image based illustration of peritoneal carcinomatosis
• Principles behind the Sugarbaker procedure
• Role of imaging in guiding surgical management, including imaging based exclusion criteria
• Post operative imaging appearance
• Common complications
• Introduction to the anatomical and pathophysiological factors that affect intraperitoneal dissemination of malignancies
• Useful tips for identification of the primary tumor
• lmaging appearance of peritoneal carcinomatosis
• The Sugarbaker procedure
o Overview of the procedure
o Role of the radiologist in directing the surgical management
o Emerging role of imaging to determine Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Index (PCI) for prognostic and preoperative assessment
o Postoperative imaging appearances with focus on potential complications of the procedure
o Challenges involved in application of tumor response assessment guidelines for follow up
o Illustration of utilization of other modalities including MRI and FDG PET/CT
o Synopsis of pertinent literature review
• Summarization by highlighting a radiologist’s role in the diagnosis and management of peritoneal carcinomatosis
Srinivasa Babu, A,
Teytelboym, O,
Sugarbaker Procedure: What Radiologists Need to Know About the New Standard of Care for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14018540.html