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Malignant Peritoneal Effusion

MedGen UID:
67389
•Concept ID:
C0220656
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Ascites, Malignant; Malignant ascites; Malignant Ascites
SNOMED CT: Malignant ascites (236005001)

Definition

Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity resulting from the growth of primary or metastatic malignant neoplasms in the peritoneum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant Peritoneal Effusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mitoxantrone in the treatment of recurrent ascites of pretreated ovarian carcinoma.
Lorusso V, Catino A, Gargano G, Fioretto A, Berardi F, de Lena M
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1994;15(1):75-80. PMID: 8206077
Combined treatment with surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic perfusion (IPHP) for far-advanced gastrointestinal cancer with peritoneal seeding.
Fujimoto S, Shrestha RD, Kobayashi K, Koike S, Kokubun M, Kiuchi S, Takahashi M, Konno C, Okui K
Acta Med Austriaca 1989;16(3-4):76-80. PMID: 2609917

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

A single-center randomized controlled study of intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion in combination of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in treatment of malignant ascites caused by advanced abdominal cancers.
Wu L, Zhu W, Meng J, Wu J, Li L, Fang C, Zhang H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Dec 2;101(48):e31883. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031883. PMID: 36482606Free PMC Article
Taxol effect: bizarre mitotic figures (abnormal spindle asters) in a malignant peritoneal effusion: report of a case.
Jordan CD, Wells WA
Diagn Cytopathol 1997 Sep;17(3):209-12. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199709)17:3<209::aid-dc8>3.0.co;2-9. PMID: 9285194
Mitoxantrone in the treatment of recurrent ascites of pretreated ovarian carcinoma.
Lorusso V, Catino A, Gargano G, Fioretto A, Berardi F, de Lena M
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1994;15(1):75-80. PMID: 8206077
Treatment of malignant peritoneal effusion in digestive and ovarian cancer.
Gilly FN, Carry PY, Brachet A, Sayag AC, Panteix G, Salle B, Bienvenu J, Banssillon V, Burgard G, Manchon M
Med Oncol Tumor Pharmacother 1992;9(4):177-81. doi: 10.1007/BF02987754. PMID: 1342062
Clinical trial with surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic perfusion for peritoneal recurrence of gastrointestinal cancer.
Fujimoto S, Shrestha RD, Kokubun M, Kobayashi K, Kiuchi S, Takahashi M, Konno C, Ohta M, Koike S, Kitsukawa Y
Cancer 1989 Jul 1;64(1):154-60. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19890701)64:1<154::aid-cncr2820640126>3.0.co;2-8. PMID: 2499413

Prognosis

A single-center randomized controlled study of intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion in combination of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in treatment of malignant ascites caused by advanced abdominal cancers.
Wu L, Zhu W, Meng J, Wu J, Li L, Fang C, Zhang H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Dec 2;101(48):e31883. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031883. PMID: 36482606Free PMC Article
The ratio of calprotectin to total protein as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites.
Lutz P, Pfarr K, Nischalke HD, Krämer B, Goeser F, Glässner A, Wolter F, Kokordelis P, Nattermann J, Sauerbruch T, Hoerauf A, Strassburg CP, Spengler U
Clin Chem Lab Med 2015 Nov;53(12):2031-9. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0284. PMID: 26035112
Characterization of a human malignant mesothelioma cell line (H-MESO-1): a biphasic solid and ascitic tumor model.
Reale FR, Griffin TW, Compton JM, Graham S, Townes PL, Bogden A
Cancer Res 1987 Jun 15;47(12):3199-205. PMID: 3555770

Clinical prediction guides

Utility of cell block to detect malignancy in fluid cytology: Adjunct or necessity?
Dey S, Nag D, Nandi A, Bandyopadhyay R
J Cancer Res Ther 2017 Jul-Sep;13(3):425-429. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.177501. PMID: 28862203
The ratio of calprotectin to total protein as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites.
Lutz P, Pfarr K, Nischalke HD, Krämer B, Goeser F, Glässner A, Wolter F, Kokordelis P, Nattermann J, Sauerbruch T, Hoerauf A, Strassburg CP, Spengler U
Clin Chem Lab Med 2015 Nov;53(12):2031-9. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0284. PMID: 26035112
Mitoxantrone in the treatment of recurrent ascites of pretreated ovarian carcinoma.
Lorusso V, Catino A, Gargano G, Fioretto A, Berardi F, de Lena M
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1994;15(1):75-80. PMID: 8206077
Characterization of a human malignant mesothelioma cell line (H-MESO-1): a biphasic solid and ascitic tumor model.
Reale FR, Griffin TW, Compton JM, Graham S, Townes PL, Bogden A
Cancer Res 1987 Jun 15;47(12):3199-205. PMID: 3555770

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