Peritoneal carcinomatosis
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- Peritoneal involvement of solid-organ malignancy
- See also peritoneal lymphomatosis
- Differential diagnosis includes
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei, caused by a muconous producing neoplasm often originating in the appendix
- Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
- Peritoneal lymphomatosis, associated with lymphomas including AIDS-defining illnesses and Burkitt lymphoma
- Peritoneal tuberculosis, which can be "wet" (abundant ascites), "fixed fibrotic" (peritoneal masses and strictures), or "dry"/"plastic" (fibrous reaction in the peritoneum)
- Splenosis implants
- Diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis
Further Reading
- CT imaging of peritoneal carcinomatosis and its mimics. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. 2014;95(9):861-872. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.02.009.
