Hemophagocytic syndrome: an unusual and underestimated complication of cytoreduction surgery with heated intraperitoneal oxaliplatin.
2013
Background
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) improves the survival of select patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is a rare and potentially fatal disease. We describe our experience with five patients who developed HS following oxaliplatin HIPEC and propose a management procedure.
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