ArticleScientific reports2020
Prognostic role of radiological peritoneal cancer index in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: national cohort study.
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- Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Different Tumor Origins: Systematic Review and Guidelines.Cancer medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The role of imaging in diagnosis and management of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a systematic review.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Pooled it
- Diffuse peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with the appearance of mesenteric panniculitis: A case report.Oncology letters · 2026Article
- Imaging of peritoneal surface malignancies: diagnosis and clinical implications.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Correlation of Morphological Appearance of Peritoneal Lesions at Laparotomy and Disease at Pathological Assessment in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Malignancy: Results of Phase I of the PRECINCT Study in 707 Patients.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Observational
- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for Revisions of the "T" Descriptors in the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification for Pleural Mesothelioma.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2024Article
- The rare occurrence of unifocal peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report, literature review, and future directions.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Prognostic role of CD74, CD10 and Ki-67 immunohistochemical expression in patients with diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a retrospective study.BMC cancer · 2023Article
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- Communicating imaging findings in peritoneal mesothelioma: the impact of 'PAUSE' on surgical decision-making.Insights into imaging · 2021Review
- Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase and Breast Cancer 1 Protein-Associated Protein 1 as Biomarkers for the Peritoneal Mesothelioma.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) is a rare cancer of the mesothelial cells of the peritoneum. Computed tomography (CT) is considered the standard for first-line imaging of MPeM, diagnosis and risk stratification remains challenging. Peritoneal cancer index (PCI), as assessed by CT, is utilized in the prognostic assessment of other malignant intra-abdominal conditions; however, there is limited data concerning the utility of PCI in the diagnosis and workup of MPeM. We studied a retrospective cohort of all patients diagnosed with MPeM from 2000 to 2012 in Finland. CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were reviewed and scored by an experienced and blinded, board-certified abdominal radiologist. Additional clinical data and outcomes were obtained from Finnish Cancer Registry (FCR), the Workers' Compensations Center (WCC), and Statistics Finland (SF). Abdominal CT or MRI was available for 53 of 90 patients. The median radiographic PCI was 25. PCI score was correlated with overall survival (p = 0.004, Exp(B) = 1.064, 95% CI 1.020-1.110). PCI score ≥ 30 was associated with worse survival (p = 0.002), while PCI ≤ 19 was associated with improved overall survival (p = 0.001). Our study indicates that radiological PCI is prognostic in MPeM and should be assessed during radiographic workup and integrated into clinical decision-making.
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