Peritoneal washing explained

Peritoneal washing is a procedure used to look for malignant cells, i.e. cancer, in the peritoneum.

Peritoneal washes are routinely done to stage abdominal and pelvic tumours,^[1] e.g. ovarian cancer.

See also

• Peritoneal lavage

External links

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Notes and References

1. Fadare . O. . Mariappan . MR. . Wang . S. . Hileeto . D. . McAlpine . J. . Rimm . DL. . The histologic subtype of ovarian tumors affects the detection rate by pelvic washings. . Cancer . 102 . 3 . 150–6 . Jun 2004 . 10.1002/cncr.20239 . 15211473 .