carcinomatosis
Description
When cancer has spread (metastasized) from its original (primary) site and forms
multiple tumours in another area of the body. The tumours usually grow along the lining
of a body cavity, on the surface of an organ or in the
The most common types of carcinomatosis are:
-
peritoneal carcinomatosis, which affects the
peritoneum - leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, which affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord
- pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis, which affects the lymph vessels in the lungs
Also called carcinosis.
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