Utility of Bromelain and N-Acetylcysteine in Treatment of Peritoneal Dissemination of Gastrointestinal Mucin-Producing Malignancies

AfshinAmini is MD, PhD at Department of Surgery, Research and Education Center, St.George Hospital, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.David L. Morris is Professor, The University of New South Wales,Head, Department of Surgery, St. George Hospital, NSW, AustraliaSamar Masoumi-Moghaddam is MD, PhD at Department of Surgery,Research and Education Center, St. George Hospital, The University of New SouthWales, Sydney, Australia.

• 1 Peritoneal dissemination of gastrointestinal tumors.- 2 Mucins and tumor biology.- 3 Bromelain.- 4N-acetylcysteine.- 5 A novel approach to peritoneal dissemination ofmucin-expressing malignancies of gastrointestinal origin.- Summary and futurepotential directions.