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. 2019 Sep 6:395–420. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18890-0_23

Table 23.4.

Peritoneal surface disease severity score

Clinical PCI Histology [colonic/appendiceal]

No symptoms

0 points

PCI <10

1 point

Well differentiated

Moderately differentiated/N0

Low-grade mucinous neoplasm

1 point

Mild symptoms

1 point

PCI 10–20

3 points

Moderately differentiated/N1 or N2

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

3 points

Severe symptoms

6 points

PCI >20

7 points

Every poorly differentiated

Every signet ring

High-grade mixed adenocarcinoma and goblet cell carcinoma

9 points

Modified from Pelz et al. [12]