In peritoneal cancer, cancer cells grow within the serous membrane, a component of the peritoneal cavity. There are two main types of peritoneal cancer: primary and secondary. Primary peritoneal ...

The peritoneum is a serous membrane lining the wall of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, surrounding most of the internal organs. Its functions include shielding the organs, enabling them to move ...

HER2/neu was considered positive only when complete strong membrane staining ... 37 uterine serous carcinomas, 6 fallopian tube serous carcinomas, 5 primary peritoneal serous carcinomas and ...

A diagnosis of primary peritoneal serous carcinoma (PPSC) requires exclusion of a source in other reproductive organs. Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC; stage 0) has been described in ...

Here Hering and colleagues show that sphinganine recruits adaptor protein MyD88 to TLR4 in the macrophage membrane ... and mouse peritoneum and show that the major populations of serous cavity ...

Two MEK inhibitors were tested against recurrent low-grade serous carcinomas of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum, but only one inhibitor offered clinical benefit over standard care ...

The presence of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) at the time of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) significantly increased the risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC ...

For women with a rare subtype of epithelial ovarian or peritoneum cancer, known as low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC), hormone maintenance therapy (HMT) may significantly improve survival ...

Peritoneal cancer invades the serous membrane lining and organs of the peritoneal cavity. PPC is rare, and is more common in females. Mutations in the BRCA gene can cause increased susceptibility ...

Impact of Raloxifene or Tamoxifen Use on Endometrial Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study A diagnosis of primary peritoneal serous carcinoma (PPSC) requires exclusion of a source in ...

David M. Gershenson, Diane C. Bodurka, Robert L. Coleman, Karen H. Lu, Anais Malpica, Charlotte C. Sun. Hormonal Maintenance Therapy for Women With Low-Grade Serous Cancer of the Ovary or Peritoneum.