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Table 2 Preoperative diagnostic workup.

From: Peritoneal carcinomatosis: patients selection, perioperative complications and quality of life related to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Essential preoperative diagnostics

Clinical investigation

Laboratory testing incl. tumor markers

Computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen and pelvis with oral, rectal and intravenous contrast

Tumor-specific essential diagnostics

CRC: complete colonoscopy

GC: gastroscopy

Useful additional diagnostics (case-dependent)

Ultrasonography

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Positron emission tomography (PET)/PET-CT

Diagnostic laparoscopy

  1. CRC: colorectal cancer, GC: gastric cancer
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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