The Netherlands Cancer Institute proposed the simplified peritoneal cancer index (SPCI) to describe the extent of cancer within the peritoneal cavity.
Patient selection: peritoneal carcinomatosis
Measurement: maximum tumor thickness in cm
Sites evaluated:
(1) pelvis
(2) right lower abdomen
(3) omentum and transverse colon
(4) small bowel and its mesentery
(5) subhepatic space and stomach
(6) right subphrenic space
(7) left subphrenic space
where:
• There is no left lower abdomen.
Tumor Size
Points
no tumor
0
< 2 cm
1
2 to 5 cm
2
> 5 cm
3
score =
= SUM(points for all 7 sites)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 21
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Surgery, general, Gastroenterology
