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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 58-62
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59757
Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Radiology

CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis

S Smiti
Department of Radio-diagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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KV Rajagopal
Department of Radio-diagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a term used to describe widespread metastases of cancerous tumors in the peritoneal cavity. It is most common in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and ovaries, and must be considered to be the main diagnosis even when the primary is not known. A wide variety of disease processes mimic peritoneal carcinomatosis. Precise diagnosis based on imaging alone is often difficult and very often the final diagnosis is only obtained after appropriate histopathology or microbiology.

Keywords

Carcinomatosis - neoplastic - peritoneal


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02 August 2021

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