peritoneal tumor

Peritoneal tumor refers to the tumor occurring on the peritoneum, including primary peritoneal tumor and metastatic peritoneal tumor. Primary peritoneal tumor is relatively rare, but its types are many. Among them, peritoneal mesothelioma is a more common primary peritoneal tumor, and its incidence is related to long-term exposure to harmful substances such as asbestos. Early symptoms of this type of tumor may not be obvious, with the development of the disease, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, ascites and other manifestations. metastatic peritoneal tumors are more common, many malignant tumors such as gastrointestinal cancer, ovarian cancer and so on in the late stage easy to metastasize to the peritoneum. When metastatic peritoneal tumor occurs, in addition to the symptoms of the primary tumor, there will be peritoneal irritation symptoms, such as abdominal tenderness, rebound pain, etc., and ascites is often more serious, which can lead to abdominal distension, dyspnea, etc. For the diagnosis of peritoneal tumor, imaging examinations such as ultrasound, CT, magnetic resonance imaging are of great significance, which can help to find the location, size and shape of the tumor. Ascites cytological examination is also critical to determine the nature of the tumor. Surgical resection is one of the main treatment methods, but for metastatic peritoneal tumors, surgery is often difficult to completely remove all tumor tissue. In addition, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc. may also be used for the treatment of peritoneal tumors. Specific treatment options need to be considered according to the type, stage and patient's physical condition. The diagnosis and treatment of peritoneal tumor need comprehensive factors, early diagnosis and reasonable treatment are very important to improve the prognosis of patients.