Appendix cancer, once rare, is now rising sharply among younger people. Firstpost brings out an expert’s views on the risk ...

Appendix cancer is a rare but increasingly recognized malignancy, often discovered incidentally during surgery for presumed ...

Peritoneal surface malignancy is defined as a group of tumors arising from abdominal organs, which can lead to peritoneal carcinomatosis. 2. Cancer originating in the appendix is rare, affecting ...

Mucinous ascites and pools of mucin within the peritoneal cavity associated with neoplastic, mucinous epithelium are the characteristic features of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). ... Pai RK, Longacre ...

It emerged in the 1990s as a treatment for pseudomyxoma peritonei. This rare type of metastatic peritoneal cancer develops in the appendix and secretes mucin (mucus) into the abdominal cavity. Over ...

Peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis (PMCA) is the type in which cells from the tumor do show cancer. Signs That May Point to PMP You may not have any symptoms at first.

About pseudomyxoma peritonei. Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a very rare type of cancer. It usually begins in your appendix as a small growth, called a polyp.This is different to polyps that cause ...

PURPOSEMucinous neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract are characterized by a propensity for metastasis to the peritoneum, resulting in peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis (PMC). A subset of these ...

“We are encouraged by the Phase 2 study results for pegsitacianine in the detection of residual disease for both mucinous and non-mucinous metastatic nodules across multiple cancer types and ...

A 51-year-old woman from West Bengal was recently treated for peritoneal surface cancer at Apollo Cancer Centre here. She has since returned home to live a normal life, said doctors.