Primary peritoneal cancer
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| Primary peritoneal cancer | |
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| Term | Primary peritoneal cancer |
| Short definition | primary peritoneal cancer - (pronounced) (PRY-mayr-ee PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers the organs in the abdomen) and has not spread there from another part of the body. Primary peritoneal cancer sometimes spreads to the ovaries. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
primary peritoneal cancer - (pronounced) (PRY-mayr-ee PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers the organs in the abdomen) and has not spread there from another part of the body. Primary peritoneal cancer sometimes spreads to the ovaries. It is similar to ovarian epithelial cancer and is staged and treated in the same way
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Primary peritoneal cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Primary peritoneal cancer
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