Cosa vuol dire carcinosi?
Cosa vuol dire carcinosi?
– In medicina, forma diffusiva di cancro che si manifesta con numerose piccole metastasi generalizzate (c. miliare), con l'accrescimento locale del tumore che forma una massa inglobante organi e tessuti circostanti (c. massiva), oppure con l'invasione dei vasi linfatici peribronchiali (c. endolinfatica polmonare).
What is the survival rate of peritoneal cancer?
- The survival rate for peritoneal cancer is determined by how early the cancer is detected and if treatments are successful. As of 2015, one study puts the average survival rate for stage 3 and stage 4 to be five years for 10 percent of patients, notes the National Cancer Institute.
What is the prognosis for peritoneal cancer?
- Prognosis. The median survival of primary peritoneal carcinomas is usually shorter by 2–6 months time when compared with serous ovarian cancer. Studies show median survival varies between 11.3–17.8 months. One study reported 19-40 month median survival (95% CI) with a 5-year survival of 26.5%.
What causes peritoneal cancer?
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis is most often caused by the spread of cancer cells from a pre-existing cancer. The most common cancers that cause peritoneal carcinomatosis are colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, stomach cancer, pancreas cancer and cancer or tumors of the appendix.
What is the treatment for peritoneal cancer?
- Surgery. Surgery is the first treatment for carcinoma. ...
- Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is the process of treating the primary peritoneal carcinoma,given after the surgery with cisplatin or carboplatin along with docetaxel or paclitaxel.
- Targeted therapy. Targeted therapy is used for treating some advanced carcinoma. ...
- Hormonal therapy. ...
- Radiation therapy. ...
