Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from GI-tract cancer is associated with prognosis of 3–6 months. Since chemotherapy and surgical procedures showed only limited efficacy, there is no ...

Palliation of Carcinomatosis with Ascites by Means of Hemisulfur Mustard (2-Chloro-2′-Hydroxydiethyl Sulfide) Authors : Alexander M. Rutenburg , M.D. , and Arnold M. Seligman , M.D. Author Info ...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a rare form of cancer affecting the peritoneum, the thin membrane surrounding your abdominal organs.Finding out that you or a loved one has it can be tough, and ...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis happens when cancer cells from the ovary spread to the peritoneum. It is often present in advanced or recurrent epithelial ovarian cancers. Peritoneal cancer is a rare ...

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis has been understudied for years, and its increasing prevalence now has researchers working overtime to make much-needed progress in its treatment.

Earlier studies estimated that peritoneal carcinomatosis occurs as the sole site of disease in as many as 25% of patients, but a recent study evaluating the subset of patients with peritoneal ...

A 67-year-old man in relatively good health presented to the ED with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.His medical history was significant for hypertension, and he underwent a diverting loop ...

Unlike other tumors, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis affects the coating of the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. The cancer is "literally sprinkled all over" the brain he said, and doctors ...

Valerie Harper – of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Rhoda” fame – recently told People Magazine she was diagnosed with a terminal type of brain cancer known as leptomeningeal ...

Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis occurs in 6%–8% of patients with pulmonary metastases.1 The spread of tumour cells to the pulmonary lymphatic system or the adjacent interstitial tissue results ...

An otherwise healthy 59-year-old man with radiographically resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach was found to have minimal peritoneal implants on laparoscopy.

A patient of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson who died might have had the wrong cause of death recorded, the disgraced medic told ...