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Primary peritoneal carcinoma presenting as a case of ascites

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC) was first described in 1959 by Swerdlow. It is a rare malignant tumor of the peritoneal cavity. Clinically and histologically it is similar to advanced-stage serous ovarian carcinoma that develops from the peritoneum ...
Ajay K Jha, Ashok Sunder, Shweta Kumari, Keertee Dubey   +3 more
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Leiomyomatosis peritonealisis disseminata resembling intra-abdominal malignancy

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Leiomyomatosis peritonealisis disseminata (LPD) is a rare benign tumor characterized by the dissemination of smooth muscle-like cell nodules within the peritoneal cavity.
Chia-Ching Chang, Yi-Hsin Lin, Kuo-Min Su, Mu-Hsien Yu   +3 more
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New and Simple Approach for Preventing Postoperative Peritoneal Adhesions: Do not Touch the Peritoneum without Viscous Liquid—A Multivariate Analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2012
Background. Postoperative peritoneal adhesions (PPAs) are an unsolved and serious problem in abdominal surgery. Method. Viscous liquids of soybean oil, octyl methoxycinnamate, flax oil, aloe vera gel, and glycerol were used in five experiments, using the
Erhan Aysan, Hasan Bektas, Feyzullah Ersoz, Serkan Sari, Arslan Kaygusuz, Gulben Erdem Huq   +5 more
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Preclinical evaluation of local prolonged release of paclitaxel from gelatin microspheres for the prevention of recurrence of peritoneal carcinomatosis in advanced ovarian cancer [PDF]

, 2019
Patients with advanced ovarian cancer develop recurrence despite initial treatment response to standard treatment of surgery and intravenous/intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, partly due to a limited peritoneal exposure time of chemotherapeutics ...
Ceelen, Wim, De Clercq, Kaat, De Wever, Olivier, Descamps, Benedicte, Hoorens, Anne, Vermeulen, An, Vervaet, Chris, Xie, Feifan   +7 more
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Regional endothermy in a coral reef fish? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Although a few pelagic species exhibit regional endothermy, most fish are regarded as ectotherms. However, we document significant regional endothermy in a benthic reef fish.
Justin Q Welsh, David R Bellwood
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Bilateral Pleural Mesothelioma In Situ and Peritoneal Mesothelioma In Situ Associated With BAP1 Germline Mutation: A Case Report

JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 2022
Mesothelioma in situ is a recently described precursor to invasive mesothelioma. Thus far, all cases in the literature have involved one pleural cavity or the peritoneal cavity. We describe a patient with biopsy-proven mesothelioma in situ involving both
Alyssa MacLean, MD, Andrew Churg, MD, PhD, Scott Thomas Johnson, MD, MSc, FRCSC   +2 more
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A Retrospective Surgical Experience Regarding Open and Laparoscopic Procedures of the Hepatic Hydatid Cyst with an up to Date Complete Review of the Literature And a Focus On Original Romanian Techniques [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Even though the development of the recent anti-parasitic drugs has led to a high degree of efficiency, surgical treatment still remains the gold standard for a number of conditions. Material and method.
Moldovan, Cosmin Alec, Moldovan, Diana, Ungureanu, Dan Florin, Ungurianu, Laurentiu   +3 more
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Toxicity study in a pig model of intraperitoneal collagenase as an “enzymatic scalpel” directed to break stroma in order to generate a new perspective for peritoneal carcinomatosis approach: an experimental research

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2022
Background This study aimed to measure the toxicity resulting from collagenase administration to the peritoneal cavity in a pig model as a preliminary step to break down the stroma surrounding tumors.
M. Garcia-Arranz, P. Villarejo-Campos, J. Barambio, S. Garcia Gomez-Heras, L. Vega-Clemente, H. Guadalajara, D. García-Olmo   +6 more
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Disrupted iron metabolism in peritoneal fluid may induce oxidative stress in the peritoneal cavity of women with endometriosis.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017
INTRODUCTION Data on the possible role of peritoneal fluid free radical-mediated oxidative damage in the pathogenesis of endometriosis still remains inconsistent.
G. Polak, B. Barczyński, I. Wertel, W. Kwaśniewski, W. Bednarek, Magdalena Derewianka-Polak, K. Fraszczak, M. Olajossy, J. Kotarski   +8 more
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Extracellular vesicles shed from gastric cancer mediate protumor macrophage differentiation

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background Peritoneal dissemination often develops in gastric cancer. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are present in the peritoneal cavity of gastric cancer patients with peritoneal dissemination, facilitating tumor progression.
Atene Ito, Shunsuke Kagawa, Shuichi Sakamoto, Kazuya Kuwada, Hiroki Kajioka, Masashi Yoshimoto, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Ryuichi Yoshida, Hiroshi Tazawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara   +10 more
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