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Carcinomatosis (peritoneal/leptomeningeal)
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- Carcinomatosis describes widespread malignant dissemination across a body cavity: peritoneal carcinomatosis (tumour implants coating the peritoneal cavity) and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (malignant cells seeding the pia mater/arachnoid via CSF). Both represent advanced disease with poor prognosis.
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