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SUBMITTER: Mishra M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8272440 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mishra Mona M Singh Nilanchali N Ghatage Prafull P
Cureus 20210610 6
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), along with optimal cytoreductive surgery, has been debated to be a viable option for the treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis. HIPEC is associated with a direct and improved penetration of chemotherapy drugs into the affected tissue and is associated with fewer systemic side effects. There is no standard protocol for the use of HIPEC in advanced ovarian cancer. Hence, there is controversy over the timing ...[more]