Table 1

Quantitative prognostic indicators currently in use in patients with carcinomatosis.

Tumor histopathology

Intraoperative assessment of the extent of carcinomatosis at time of surgical exploration
• Gilly peritoneal carcinomatosis staging
• Carcinomatosis staging by the Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer
• Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI)
• Dutch Simplified Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Index (SPCI)

CT PCI

Prior Surgical Score

Completeness of Cytoreduction Score

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