Peritoneal carcinomatosis: feature of dissemination. A review.

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a common event that develops in the natural history of many neoplastic diseases, representing a major problem encountered in cancer, management. Peritoneal seedings are often associated with neoplastic ascites resulting in a source of significant discomfort to the patient. Considered in the past as a terminal condition, peritoneal carcinomatosis was approached during the last two decades as a curable disease.