Santiago's Case
Widespread peritoneal carcinomatosis, considered inoperable at his hospital and later treated with complete cytoreduction and HIPEC.
Santiago's Testimony
Learn about Santiago's story, diagnosed with widespread peritoneal carcinomatosis. Doctors at his hospital told him his case was inoperable and that they could only give him chemotherapy. He lost over 20 kg. He sought another opinion and came to the team of Drs. Quenet and Torrent.
- Diagnosis of widespread peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Considered inoperable, only offered chemotherapy
- Lost over 20 kg of body weight
- Complete cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC
- Recovery after surgery
A case considered hopeless
This is the case of Santiago, a patient diagnosed with widespread peritoneal carcinomatosis. Doctors at his hospital told him his case was inoperable and that they could only offer him chemotherapy. He lost over 20 kg.
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a condition where cancer has spread across the surface of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity. For a long time, it was considered a terminal disease with no possibility of curative treatment. Today, cytoreductive surgery combined or not with HIPEC, together with other treatments, has improved the prognosis for many of these patients.
Santiago looked for other options and reached the consultation of Drs. François Quenet and Juan José Torrent. After studying his case, the team concluded that he was a candidate for complete cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC.
The surgical team removed all visible tumour implants from the peritoneum and, during the same surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was applied to treat residual microscopic cancer cells.
"They told me there was nothing to be done, that I should go home. Today I am here, alive, thanks to Drs. Quenet and Torrent, who believed my case had a solution." Santiago, patient
Medical team that treated Santiago
Oncological surgeons specialising in peritoneal carcinomatosis and HIPEC
Dr. François Quenet
Oncological Surgeon
Surgeon specialising in cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. He led the PRODIGE 7 clinical trial on HIPEC in peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin.
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Dr. Juan José Torrent
Oncological Surgeon
Specialist in complex oncological surgery with over 20 years of experience. Expert in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis and advanced tumours.
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