Peritoneal cancers may be primary or secondary. Symptoms and signs of the cancer are vague and the diagnosis is usually late with poor treatment outcome. Peritoneal cancers may be primary when they ...

Patients of Peritoneal Malignant Mesothelioma may show an increase in the number of platelets and clotting abnormalities on laboratory testing Patients with Cystic Mesothelioma may experience urinary ...

Here’s everything you should know about peritoneal cancer, inspired by Nafisa Ali’s brave journey (Image: nafisaalisodhi/instagram) Veteran Bollywood actress and ...

Understand how the rare relative of ovarian cancer is diagnosed and treated. Joanne Wilson was feeling less like herself — she was always tired, sometimes struggling just to get up in the morning, and ...

Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

15:01, Mon, Aug 7, 2023 Updated: 15:02, Mon, Aug 7, 2023 While considered a "rare" cancer, American research suggests primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is present in up to 10 percent of all women who ...

There is not just one but over a hundred types of cancer. We only know a few of them which are commonly diagnosed but there are a lot of rare cancers that common people haven’t heard of. Peritoneal ...

Peritonitis is an inflammation of the serous membranes of the peritoneal cavity. Clinical history and attentive physical examination are key factors in making a timely diagnosis of this condition.

Peritoneal endometriosis occurs when endometrial-like tissue develops along the lining of your abdominal cavity. Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like cells are found in other areas of ...

A 35-year-old chronic alcoholic patient presented with abdominal pain and distention and vomiting for 4 days. He had peritoneal signs, his abdominal x-rays showed no pneumoperitoneum, and his ...

PPC is a type of cancer that starts in the peritoneal cavity in the abdomen, rather than cancer that has developed elsewhere in the body and spread to the peritoneum. Cancer that has started elsewhere ...