The functions and phenotypes of tissue-resident macrophages are highly heterogeneous and, in most cases, the signals and molecular mechanisms that underlie this heterogeneity are poorly understood.

PPC is a type of cancer that starts in the peritoneal cavity in the abdomen, rather than cancer that has developed elsewhere in the body and spread to the peritoneum. Cancer that has started elsewhere ...

The organs of the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, kidney, gallbladder, etc.) are surrounded and supported [held in place] by a 2-layer membrane called the peritoneum. The ...

Doctors stage peritoneal cancer depending on the size and position of the cancer, where it has spread from, and how fast it can spread. There are two stages of primary peritoneal cancer and five ...

New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of cancers. Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ...

PATIENTS undergoing peritoneal dialysis frequently require antibiotic therapy for intraperitoneal and systemic infections. Since information concerning transperitoneal movement of antibiotics is ...

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that develops in the lining around the abdominal organs. Doctors usually treat it with surgery and chemotherapy. Peritoneal ...