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{{Main|Malignant mesothelioma}} | {{Main|Malignant mesothelioma}} | ||
This is like the tumour found in the pleural cavity. | This is like the tumour found in the pleural cavity. | ||
==Metastatic peritoneal disease== | |||
{{Main|Metastasis}} | |||
===General=== | |||
Common causes: | |||
*Gastrointestinal tract, esp. [[colorectal carcinoma]]. | |||
*Gynecologic tract. | |||
*Peritoneal disease in the context of liver metastases in [[colorectal carcinoma]] contraindicates liver resection.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Elias | first1 = D. | last2 = Rougier | first2 = P. | last3 = Mankarios | first3 = H. | last4 = Fahrat | first4 = F. | last5 = Lasser | first5 = P. | title = [Resectable liver metastases and synchronous extra-hepatic sites of colorectal origin. Surgical indications]. | journal = Presse Med | volume = 22 | issue = 11 | pages = 515-20 | month = Mar | year = 1993 | doi = | PMID = 8511077 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
:See ''[[metastasis]]''. | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||