Table 1.
Incidence of PM and disease burden.
Incidence | |
---|---|
Synchronous | 5–8%* |
Metachronous | 4–19%* |
At autopsy | up to 80% |
Burden of disease | |
Bowel obstruction | Biliary or uretral obstruction |
Abdominal pain | Anorexia |
Nausea | Cachexia |
Ascites | Fatigue |
Enteric fistulas |
Due to the poor performance of routine imaging procedures these values are likely underestimations.