Foreword -- Preface 1 -- Preface 2 -- Introduction -- Part 1 Background -- 1 Peritoneal surface malignancies: definition -- 2 Epidemiology: the extent of the problem -- 3: Intraperitoneal spread: origin and mechanisms -- 4 Pathology and patterns of molecular biology -- 5 Classification of intraperitoneal spread -- 6 Diagnosis and assessment: clinical, radiological, and laparoscopic -- Part 2 Treatment -- 7 Rationale for integrated procedures (combined cytoreduction and HIPEC) -- 8 Peritonectomy techniques -- 9 HIPEC techniques -- 10 The role of surgery -- 11 The role of systemic chemotherapy -- 12 Anesthesiology and perioperative management -- 13 Patient selection for treatment -- 14 Morbidity and mortality -- 15 Organizational problems, costs, and data collection -- Part 3 Results of integrated treatment -- 16 Pseudomyxoma peritonei -- 17 Peritoneal mesothelioma -- 18  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer -- 19  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer -- 20  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from ovarian and gynecological cancers -- 21 Other primary peritoneal surface malignancies -- 22  Peritoneal carcinomatosis from other primary tumors -- 23 Palliative treatments -- Part 4 Perspectives -- 24 New trials -- 25 Main topics of discussion and new trends -- Part 5 Conclusions.