<unk>  is a cancer of the cells lining the peritoneum or abdominal cavity. It is indistinguishable histologically from<unk>  epithelial ovarian carcinoma: serous type. Precise causes are unknown, link with certain variants of BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 mutation has been described.<unk>  commonly affects females more than males, older than 30 years of age (mean age of diagnosis is 67 years old) and Caucasian Americans are noted to be more affected than African Americans. Diagnostics involves immunohistochemistry, imaging and tissue biopsy. Surgical debulking is the<unk>  treatment for extra-ovarian<unk>  peritoneal carcinoma. Staging is usually done intraoperatively. Chemotherapy is done after optimal tumor debulking.
Primary peritoneal cancer
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Secondary peritonitis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Appendix cancer
Abdominal aortic aneurysm