Understanding Your Diagnosis
Clear information about peritoneal carcinomatosis, tumors and treatment options so that you can make informed decisions.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. In this section we explain clearly what the different diagnoses mean and what treatment options exist. Understanding your diagnosis will help you take part in decisions about your treatment.
Guides on Diagnoses
What is peritoneal carcinomatosis?
A clear explanation of this disease, its causes, symptoms and why surgery can be a curative option.
Colon Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
What this diagnosis means, the treatment options and what you can expect from the process.
Ovarian Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
What your diagnosis means, how your treatment will work, and what you can expect at each stage of the process.
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Gastric Origin
Treatment options in carefully selected patients.
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Appendix Cancer
A rare disease with encouraging treatment options at specialized centers.
Rare tumors and peritoneal mesothelioma
Could surgery or HIPEC help me? Information about the options in very carefully selected cases.
Gastric Cancer
Information about gastric cancer surgery: types of gastrectomy, neoadjuvant treatment and nutritional adaptation.
Esophageal Cancer
Information about esophagectomy, what to expect before and after surgery, and how to adapt to changes.
Retroperitoneal Sarcomas
Information about these rare tumors: what they are, how they are treated, and the importance of specialized surgery.
Complex Pelvic Tumors
Information about salvage surgery for pelvic recurrences and pelvic exenteration in selected cases.
Germ cell tumors
Information about retroperitoneal spread and post-chemotherapy salvage surgery.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about diagnoses, prognoses and treatment options.
Tumors We Treat
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Of colorectal, ovarian, gastric, appendiceal or primary (mesothelioma) origin.
Gynecological tumors
Ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer and other advanced gynecological tumors.
Colorectal tumors
Colon and rectal cancer, including locally advanced cases.
Sarcomas
Retroperitoneal and abdominal sarcomas, GIST tumors and other mesenchymal tumors.
About second opinions
If you have been told that your disease is "inoperable" or that there are no surgical options, it is worth asking for a second opinion at a center that specializes in peritoneal surgery.
At Quenet Torrent Institute we assess complex cases and often find treatment options. We can review your case with no obligation.
Would you like us to assess your case?
Send us your medical reports and we will give you our opinion on the treatment options.
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