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. 2021 Aug 12;32(2):938–949. doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08205-0

Table 2.

Clinical information the radiologist should know before performing the CT examination

Item Information the radiologist should know but should not be necessarily included in the report Agreement (median) Consensus (IQR)
Staging

- Histotype of the tumor, if provided by the biopsy (Lauren / WHO);

- Relevant clinical symptoms (bleeding, occlusion, etc.);

- Previous cancer history, if present, and related stage of disease;

- If the patient suffers from one of the following pathologies: FAP, Li-Fraumeni, HNPCC, Peutz-Jeghers, HDGC;

- Cardiovascular comorbidity

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Restaging

- Number of chemotherapy cycles and date of the last cycle;

- Extraparietal extension of the primary tumor if documented through laparoscopy;

- Type of laparoscopic procedure performed (e.g., retrocavity opening, peritoneal biopsies);

- Results of any peritoneal biopsies;

- Results of peritoneal lavage, if performed;

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Follow-up

- Histotype of the neoplasm (Lauren / WHO)

- TRG according to Becker and/or Mandard;

- Any post-surgical complications;

- Results of peritoneal lavage;

- Basal tumor markers (CA 19.9, CEA)

- Tumor markers on the date of the follow-up examination

- Residual tumor indicator (especially if R0);

- Previous/other oncological pathology and its stage;

- If cholecystectomy and/or splenectomy is performed;

- If omentectomy is performed;

- If peritonectomy and/or HIPEC is performed;

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