A new internet tool to report peritoneal malignancy extent. PeRitOneal MalIgnancy Stage Evaluation (PROMISE) application

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jun;42(6):877-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.03.015. Epub 2016 Mar 28.

Abstract

Based on the importance of assessing the true extent of peritoneal disease, PeRitOneal MalIgnancy Stage Evaluation (PROMISE) internet application (www.e-promise.org) has been developed to facilitate tabulation and automatically calculate surgically validated peritoneal cancer index (PCI), and other surgically validated scores as Gilly score, simplified peritoneal cancer index (SPCI), Fagotti and Fagotti-modified scores. This application offers computer-assistance to produce simple, quick but precise and standardized pre, intra and postoperative reports of the extent of peritoneal metastases and may help specialized and non-specialized institutions in their current practice but also facilitate research and multicentre studies on peritoneal surface malignancies.

Keywords: Extent disease; Peritoneal cancer index; Peritoneal carcinomatosis; Resectability; Scoring application.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Medical Records / standards*
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods*
  • Neoplasm Staging / trends
  • Patient Care Team
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Peritoneum / pathology*
  • Peritoneum / surgery
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results