• Standard imaging tests, including ultrasonography and helical CT scans, are notably insensitive for the detection of peritoneal tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Other described primary peritoneal cancers and tumors include malignant mesothelioma, benign papillary mesothelioma, desmoplastic small round cell tumors, peritoneal angiosarcoma, leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD), and peritoneal hemangiomatosis. (medscape.com)
  • [3] The extracolonic tumors may include osteomas of the skull, thyroid cancer , epidermoid cysts , fibromas , [4] as well as the occurrence of desmoid tumors in approximately 15% of affected individuals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Desmoid tumors arise most frequently from the aponeurosis of the rectus abdominal muscle of multiparous women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gardner syndrome can be identified based on oral findings, including multiple impacted and supernumerary teeth , multiple jaw osteomas that give a "cotton-wool" appearance to the jaws, as well as multiple odontomas , congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE), in addition to multiple adenomatous polyps of the colon. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, in advanced stages, these may be associated with lymphatic involvement in about 27% of cases, including the following in descending order of frequency: pelvic, omental and mesenteric, and paraaortic and supradiaphragmatic regions. (wikipedia.org)
  • nevertheless, when there are symptoms these are often non-specific, similar to other adnexal tumours, such as pelvic pain or abdominal distension. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary peritoneal cancers, some of which have been implicated in many cases of carcinomas of unknown primary origin, include ovarian cancer arising in women several years after bilateral oophorectomy. (medscape.com)
  • Primary peritoneal carcinoma usually manifests as abdominal distention and diffuse nonspecific abdominal pain secondary to ascites. (medscape.com)
  • Peritoneal inclusion cyst is a less common benign primary peritoneal tumor. (radiologyassistant.nl)
  • An exam of the body to check general signs of health, including checking for signs of disease, such as lumps or anything else that seems unusual. (cancer.org)
  • Representative examples include the acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas and the acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, in advanced stages, these may be associated with lymphatic involvement in about 27% of cases, including the following in descending order of frequency: pelvic, omental and mesenteric, and paraaortic and supradiaphragmatic regions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pseudomyxoma peritonei is less common, but looks quite similar to peritoneal carcinomatosis. (radiologyassistant.nl)
  • After median line skin incision, abdominal wall was opened. (selcukmedj.org)
  • Ages were between 58 and 83 years old and intra-abdominal free air was determined during the emergency room imaging applications with undetermined etiology. (selcukmedj.org)
  • Clinical manifestations include truncal obesity with thin extremities, thinning of the skin, osteoporosis, and a tendency to bruise easily. (nih.gov)