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Sarcomatosis

MedGen UID:
83152
•Concept ID:
C0334451
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: sarcomatosis; sarcomatosis (morphologic abnormality); sarcomatosis NOS (morphologic abnormality)
SNOMED CT: Sarcomatosis (9395006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004309

Definition

The occurrence of several sarcomas in different anatomic locations. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Systematic review on the efficacy of multimodal treatment of sarcomatosis with cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Munene G, Mack LA, Temple WJ
Ann Surg Oncol 2011 Jan;18(1):207-13. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1229-3. PMID: 20697824
Review of a personal experience in the management of carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Sugarbaker PH
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001 Dec;31(12):573-83. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hye088. PMID: 11902487
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery for the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Sugarbaker PH
Semin Surg Oncol 1998 Apr-May;14(3):254-61. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199804/05)14:3<254::aid-ssu10>3.0.co;2-u. PMID: 9548609

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in peritoneal sarcomatosis-A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wong LCK, Li Z, Fan Q, Tan JW, Tan QX, Wong JSM, Ong CJ, Chia CS
Eur J Surg Oncol 2022 Mar;48(3):640-648. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.10.013. PMID: 34716035
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for gynecological cancer.
Tsuyoshi H, Inoue D, Kurokawa T, Yoshida Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 Sep;46(9):1661-1671. Epub 2020 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/jog.14391. PMID: 32715605
The consensus statement on the locoregional treatment of abdominal sarcomatosis.
Rossi CR, Casali P, Kusamura S, Baratti D, Deraco M
J Surg Oncol 2008 Sep 15;98(4):291-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.21067. PMID: 18726899
Quantitative prognostic indicators of peritoneal surface malignancy: carcinomatosis, sarcomatosis, and peritoneal mesothelioma.
Glehen O, Gilly FN
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2003 Jul;12(3):649-71. doi: 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00037-1. PMID: 14567023
Recurrent gastrointestinal stromal sarcomas.
Eilber FC, Rosen G, Forscher C, Nelson SD, Dorey F, Eilber FR
Surg Oncol 2000 Aug;9(2):71-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-7404(00)00026-8. PMID: 11094326

Diagnosis

Non-neoplastic conditions mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis at CT imaging.
Elmohr MM, Elsayes KM, Pickhardt PJ
Br J Radiol 2020 Sep 1;93(1113):20200401. Epub 2020 Jul 3 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200401. PMID: 32516560Free PMC Article
Multimodality imaging of common and uncommon peritoneal diseases: a review for radiologists.
Vicens RA, Patnana M, Le O, Bhosale PR, Sagebiel TL, Menias CO, Balachandran A
Abdom Imaging 2015 Feb;40(2):436-56. doi: 10.1007/s00261-014-0224-8. PMID: 25139643
Peritoneal lymphomatosis: CT and PET/CT findings and how to differentiate between carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Cabral FC, Krajewski KM, Kim KW, Ramaiya NH, Jagannathan JP
Cancer Imaging 2013 Apr 15;13(2):162-70. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0018. PMID: 23598428Free PMC Article
Peritoneal sarcomatosis versus peritoneal carcinomatosis: imaging findings at MDCT.
Oei TN, Jagannathan JP, Ramaiya N, Ros PR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010 Sep;195(3):W229-35. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.3907. PMID: 20729420
Radiology of peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Archer AG, Sugarbaker PH, Jelinek JS
Cancer Treat Res 1996;82:263-88. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1247-5_17. PMID: 8849956

Therapy

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for gynecological cancer.
Tsuyoshi H, Inoue D, Kurokawa T, Yoshida Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 Sep;46(9):1661-1671. Epub 2020 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/jog.14391. PMID: 32715605
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: rationale, applications, and limitations.
Al-Quteimat OM, Al-Badaineh MA
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2014 Oct;20(5):369-80. Epub 2013 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/1078155213506244. PMID: 24166789
Systematic review on the efficacy of multimodal treatment of sarcomatosis with cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Munene G, Mack LA, Temple WJ
Ann Surg Oncol 2011 Jan;18(1):207-13. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1229-3. PMID: 20697824
Intraperitoneal photodynamic therapy.
Cengel KA, Glatstein E, Hahn SM
Cancer Treat Res 2007;134:493-514. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-48993-3_34. PMID: 17633077
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery for the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Sugarbaker PH
Semin Surg Oncol 1998 Apr-May;14(3):254-61. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199804/05)14:3<254::aid-ssu10>3.0.co;2-u. PMID: 9548609

Prognosis

Systematic review on the efficacy of multimodal treatment of sarcomatosis with cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Munene G, Mack LA, Temple WJ
Ann Surg Oncol 2011 Jan;18(1):207-13. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1229-3. PMID: 20697824
Quantitative prognostic indicators of peritoneal surface malignancy: carcinomatosis, sarcomatosis, and peritoneal mesothelioma.
Glehen O, Gilly FN
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2003 Jul;12(3):649-71. doi: 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00037-1. PMID: 14567023
Review of a personal experience in the management of carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Sugarbaker PH
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001 Dec;31(12):573-83. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hye088. PMID: 11902487
Recurrent gastrointestinal stromal sarcomas.
Eilber FC, Rosen G, Forscher C, Nelson SD, Dorey F, Eilber FR
Surg Oncol 2000 Aug;9(2):71-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-7404(00)00026-8. PMID: 11094326
Saline MR peritoneography.
Magre GR, Terk M, Colletti P, Muggia F, Boswell W
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996 Sep;167(3):749-51. doi: 10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751694. PMID: 8751694

Clinical prediction guides

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for gynecological cancer.
Tsuyoshi H, Inoue D, Kurokawa T, Yoshida Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 Sep;46(9):1661-1671. Epub 2020 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/jog.14391. PMID: 32715605
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: rationale, applications, and limitations.
Al-Quteimat OM, Al-Badaineh MA
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2014 Oct;20(5):369-80. Epub 2013 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/1078155213506244. PMID: 24166789
Intraperitoneal photodynamic therapy.
Cengel KA, Glatstein E, Hahn SM
Cancer Treat Res 2007;134:493-514. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-48993-3_34. PMID: 17633077
Quantitative prognostic indicators of peritoneal surface malignancy: carcinomatosis, sarcomatosis, and peritoneal mesothelioma.
Glehen O, Gilly FN
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2003 Jul;12(3):649-71. doi: 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00037-1. PMID: 14567023
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery for the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis.
Sugarbaker PH
Semin Surg Oncol 1998 Apr-May;14(3):254-61. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199804/05)14:3<254::aid-ssu10>3.0.co;2-u. PMID: 9548609

Recent systematic reviews

Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in peritoneal sarcomatosis-A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wong LCK, Li Z, Fan Q, Tan JW, Tan QX, Wong JSM, Ong CJ, Chia CS
Eur J Surg Oncol 2022 Mar;48(3):640-648. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.10.013. PMID: 34716035
Systematic review on the efficacy of multimodal treatment of sarcomatosis with cytoreduction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Munene G, Mack LA, Temple WJ
Ann Surg Oncol 2011 Jan;18(1):207-13. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1229-3. PMID: 20697824

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