Introduction: Ovarian serous carcinoma is an aggressive malignancy, often with metastases at presentation. Cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has been studied as a treatment option for intraperitoneal spread of ovarian cancer. Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy, the thoracic counterpart to hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, is emerging as ...

BACKGROUND A mesenteric cyst may have an embryonic, traumatic, neoplastic or infectious origin. In rare cases mesenteric cysts may contain neoplastic epithelium. A mesenteric cyst has not previously been recorded as the cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei. METHODS A patient who developed widespread mucinous intraperitoneal tumor as a result of a ruptured mesenteric cyst is reported. A literature ...

Both pre-clinical studies and phase 1-2 clinical trials have provided strong support for the potential role of regional drug delivery in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer, a disease process whose major manifestations remain largely localized to the peritoneal cavity in the majority of individuals with this malignancy. The results of 3 phase 3 randomized trials have revealed the favora...