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 ...

BACKGROUND Ascites is a common clinical sign noted in 3% to 4% of hospitalized medical patients. Nearly 94% of patients with ascites have non-malignant etiologies, with the most common being chronic ...

Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum.