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| Peritoneal washing | |
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| Term | Peritoneal washing |
| Short definition | peritoneal washing - (pronounced) (PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul WAH-shing) procedure in which a saline solution is used to wash the abdominal cavity and then removed to look for cancer cells. The peritoneal cavity is the space in the abdomen that contains the intestines, stomach and liver. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
peritoneal washing - (pronounced) (PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul WAH-shing) procedure in which a saline solution is used to wash the abdominal cavity and then removed to look for cancer cells. The peritoneal cavity is the space in the abdomen that contains the intestines, stomach and liver. Peritoneal lavage is commonly done during surgery for ovarian and uterine cancer to see if the cancer has spread to the abdominal cavity
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