Patients treated surgically for local non-invasive mucinous appendiceal neoplasm (NI-MAN) may recur with the development of peritoneal dissemination (PD). The risk of recurrence and predictive factors are not well studied.
A. Sipok +3 more
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Morrison's Pouch: Anatomy and Radiological Appearance of Pathological Processes
Morrison's pouch is the intraperitoneal space in the supramesocolic compartment located between the right liver lobe and right kidney. Pathological conditions that can involve this peritoneal space include fluid collections, infectious or inflammatory ...
Gurkawal Kaur +2 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Random Omental Fine Needle Aspiration: A Novel Technique for the Diagnosis of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis [PDF]
Background/Aims Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis has been described in literature to have variable sensitivity of 50%–75% for the detection of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC).
Pradeep Kumar Siddappa +4 more
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New views on pathogenesis and diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis
Peritoneal metastasis occurs in a number of heterogeneous tumors originating from the ovaries, stomach, intestines, pancreas, lungs, breast, and melanoma. Peritoneal carcinomatosis significantly reduces overall survival.
K. R. Ishmuratova, K. Sh. Gantsev
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Evaluation of the relationship between lactacidemia and postoperative complications after surgery for peritoneal carcinomatosis [PDF]
Background Cytoreductive surgery was developed as a treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, this surgery is associated with important complications.
Marta Soriano Hervás +7 more
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Involving the Endometrium and Presenting with Mucinous Vaginal Discharge. [PDF]
Primary appendiceal mucinous lesions are uncommon and represent a spectrum from nonneoplastic mucous retention cysts to invasive adenocarcinoma. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) represent an intermediate category on this spectrum and can ...
Baumgartner, Joel M +4 more
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Value of Ascitic Lipids in the Differentiation between Cirrhotic and Malignant Ascites [PDF]
Ascitic fluid concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids, were compared with ascitic fluid total protein in 40 patients with chronic liver disease, 51patients with various neoplasms and 1 patient with cardiac failure.
Alexander L. Gerbes +22 more
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In stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC), peritoneal metastasis is associated with a poor prognosis. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is an effective treatment option ...
Youngbae Jeon, Eun Jung Park
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Medical treatment of early stage and rare histological variants of epithelial ovarian cancer [PDF]
Epithelial ovarian cancer is often considered a single pathological entity, but increasing evidence suggests that it is rather a group of different neoplasms, each with unique pathological characteristics, molecular features, and clinical behaviours ...
Biglia, Nicoletta +6 more
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Long-term survival after intraperitoneal chemotherapy with paclitaxel-cisplatin for recurrent primary peritoneal cancer resistant to multiple lines of intravenous chemotherapy [PDF]
The long-term survival of heavily pretreated patients with primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is uncommon. Here, we report on a patient with PPC refractory to multiple lines of intravenous chemotherapy, namely, a combined regimen of paclitaxel and ...
Hyejeong Hue +5 more
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