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The Current Status of Peritoneal Surface Oncology in Saudi Arabia

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Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a common evolution of abdominal cancers. It may arise from the peritoneum itself (primary) or originate from another type of cancer especially those of gastrointestinal or gynecological origin (secondary). Without aggressive multimodal therapeutic approaches, PC is associated with a poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been used to treat PC since 1990. In Saudi Arabia, the first CRS and HIPEC were done in 2008. In 2018, Saudi Arabia population is 32 millions of people and the demand for such procedures has grown up. This article gives outlines of the current status of peritoneal surface oncology in Saudi Arabia and the future perspective.

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Summary

The Saudi Arabia Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group needs more centers and more trained surgeons to cover for the rising demand. The next challenge will be to start the PC registry and start collaborative project between centers.

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  1. Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Alyami & Ihssan Al-Alem

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Montreal, Montreal, Canada

    Frederic Mercier

  3. Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Thamer Bin Traiki

  4. Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Nora Trabulsi

  5. Department of Surgical Oncology, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulaziz Alzahrani

  6. Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia

    Mashhour Alqannas

  7. Department of Surgical Oncology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Almohaimeed

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Alyami, M., Mercier, F., Traiki, T.B. et al. The Current Status of Peritoneal Surface Oncology in Saudi Arabia. Indian J Surg Oncol 10 (Suppl 1), 33–36 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00876-y

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