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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=
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