Patterns of recurrence following complete cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer

CytoReductive Surgery (CRS) combined with Hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) has an established role in the treatment of peritoneally metastasized colorectal cancer. The aim of the study was to describe the recurrence patterns and to evaluate treatment options and related survival.Patients treated with CRS + HIPEC in two tertiary referral centers between April 2005 and March 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. The prognostic value...