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Table 2 Simplified scoring system to communicate imaging findings in peritoneal malignancy using the concept of ‘PAUSE’

From: Communicating imaging findings in peritoneal mesothelioma: the impact of ‘PAUSE’ on surgical decision-making

 

PAUSE components

Score

P

rPCI**

0–39

A

Ascites

Present—1

  

Absent—0

 

Abdominal wall involvement

Present—1

  

Absent—0

U

Unfavourable sites: U score

U0—0

  

U1—1

  

U2—2

S

Yan’s CT [56] grade of small bowel involvement

No small bowel and mesenteric—0

  

Class 1—1

  

Class 2—2

  

Class 3—3

E

Extraperitoneal metastasis

Present—1

  

Absent—0

  1. **rPCI cut-off used in practice is variable for different types of peritoneal malignancy based on the tumour biology. Based on local practice, rPCI could be dichotomised for the purposes of clinical usage and research