Primary peritoneal cancer

Pronunciation

Cancer that forms in the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers organs in the abdomen. Primary peritoneal cancers are similar to ovarian epithelial cancers and are staged and treated the same way. (NCI Dictionary)

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