CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis

CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis

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...

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Main Authors: Smiti S, Rajagopal K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
Carcinomatosis; neoplastic; peritoneal
Online Access:http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2010;volume=20;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Smiti
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spelling doaj-7ae654cbfa454e43b191e0bea7ff26592021-07-02T11:20:40ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082010-01-012015862CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosisSmiti SRajagopal KPeritoneal 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.http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2010;volume=20;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=SmitiCarcinomatosis; neoplastic; peritoneal
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Rajagopal K
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CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Carcinomatosis; neoplastic; peritoneal
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Rajagopal K
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title CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
title_short CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
title_full CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
title_fullStr CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
title_full_unstemmed CT mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
title_sort ct mimics of peritoneal carcinomatosis
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
issn 0971-3026
1998-3808
publishDate 2010-01-01
description 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.
topic Carcinomatosis; neoplastic; peritoneal
url http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2010;volume=20;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Smiti
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