PERITONEAL CANCER

Course overview

PERITONEAL CANCER IS THE INVASION OF THE SEROUS MEMBRANE LINING THE PERITONEAL CAVITY BY MALIGNANT CELLS. THE MALIGNANT CELLS ORIGINATE DE NOVO IN THE MESOTHELIOMA OR DISSEMINATE FROM OTHER PRIMARY TUMOR SITES. IT REPRESENTS AN ADVANCED STAGE OF CANCER WITH A POOR PROGNOSIS. TO DECREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND PROMPT MANAGEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL. THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND PATHOGENESIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISEASE. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM REQUIRED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PERITONEAL CANCER.