Overview

NCI Definition: A rare adenocarcinoma that arises from the lining of the peritoneum. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Primary adenocarcinoma of peritoneum, Peritoneum adenocarcinoma
Parent(s)
Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Children
Primary Peritoneal Serous Adenocarcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, and Primary Peritoneal Clear Cell Carcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.